Kordyene Journal issue two, titled Krokus, offers a multi-faceted perspective on the inspiration and world surrounding the spring summer 21 collection of Namacheko. Under the creative direction of Dilan Lurr and the art direction of Elin Nyberg,  the biannual manifesto, act as a seasonal accumulation of thematic angels and explorations together with multidisciplinary artists and writers.

ISSUE TWO
PUBLISHED BY NAMACHEKO 

RELEASED MAY 2021 
EDITION OF 250 COPIES 
BIANNUAL PUBLICATION 

68 PAGES + COVER 
UNBOUND PAGES 
HOUSED IN A CUSTOM SLIPCASE 
FORMAT 301 X 10 X 424 MM 

PRINTED IN BELGIUM 
HIGH QUALITY OFFSET PRINT 
PRINTED ON 3 DIFFERENT PAPER STOCKS 

EDIOR-IN-CHIEF DILAN LURR 
CREATIVE DIRECTION DILAN LURR 
ART DIRECTION & DESIGN ELIN NYBERG 

EDITOR WILLIAM J. SIMMONS 
GRAPHIC DESIGN WILHELMINA LOU 

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS 
WILLIAM J. SIMMONS 
EMILY WELLS 
MICHITARO HAYAKAWA 
AZAD LURR 

CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS
LAURIE SIMMONS 
DYLAN HAUSTHOR 
THOMAS NÉAUME 
JACOB HABINC 

On the cover, a self-portrait by American artist Laurie Simmons, who photographed a series, especially for the magazine, and shares her thought on process in an interview with writer Emily Wells. A juxtaposition of images from the past and present, Dilan Lurr revisits his Kurdish roots. In a letter, William J. Simmons invites the reader to a fictional reality and we explore the graphic nature of the collection’s patterns and textures while the images of Dylan Hausthor transports us of the grid in Connecticut. 

The publication was launched in a dozen select retailers in Paris, London, Tokyo, Osaka, Vancouver.