Ark Journal – Spring Summer 2026 – Volume XV

Copenhagen-based, Ark Journal is a biannual magazine founded by Editor-in-Chief Mette Barfod and made by an experienced team of designers, stylists, photographers and editors. Text in English.

The 240-page magazine is sold in 25 countries around the world.
Cover: Munken Polar 240gsm. Inlay: Munken Polar 120gsm.
Dimensions: 235 x 315 mm
Special inserts

“ARK JOURNAL VOLUME XV explores the home and the studio as spaces of personal expression — places where architecture becomes a quiet reflection of identity, shaped by light, material, memory and intention.

In this issue, Ark Journal presents a collection of homes and studios where architecture becomes more than form and proportion: spaces that reveal how we live, think and shape the environments around us; Step into private homes, artist studios and carefully considered interiors across cities and landscapes. We visit spaces that unfold slowly — from intimate apartments and working studios to houses shaped by craft, memory and daily life. Each story offers a glimpse into how architecture can become a portrait of the people who inhabit it.

Interview Co-artistic director Sarah-Linh Tran on the world of Lemaire; Architecture – Marfa, Texas Measured restraint preserves the voice and touch of Donald Judd; Studio Ghent For artist Michaël Borremans the mise en scène for his paintings has to feel right; Home New York Gabriel Hendifar’s loft balances restraint and ornament, belonging and dislocation; Home Copenhagen A family house imbued with permanence and presence honours the everyday; Home Naples Gallerist Lia Rumma’s apartment is a school of feelings, a place of conversation and learning; Home Berlin An apartment remake fuses modernist precision with layers of crafted detail; Home Zealand A replica of Haldor Gunnløgsson’s house revisits an icon of Danish modernism; Studio Upstate New York A place for creation and contemplation inspired by modern masters; Interview Filipe Assis showcases Brazilian culture and design through architectural landmarks.“