ISSUE Nº5:
THE FREEDOM ISSUE
COVERS BY KAÏ CHUN CHANG
1 - Ces lumières lointaines se répètent Nº26
(These distant lights repeat themselves Nº26)
2 - Yeux fermé pour voir - 14
(Eyes closed to see - 14)
FEATURING: ADRA STUDIO / AURA / CAI GUO-QIANG / CARRÉS SAUVAGES / CHRISTOPHER LE BRUN / DAVID GHIYAM / DOMINIQUE LEAR / FONDATION AZZEDINE ALAÏA / GRAND TOUR / GUAP DIDEM / JULIEN CADET / KAÏ CHUN CHANG / LESLIE MUGNIER / LUNIER / MANON CANTO/ MARGARYTA EIR MAGNÚSDÓTTIR / NOTES DE BAS DE PAJE / L’OEIL DE KO / PATRICK BRADFORD / ROMERO PAPROCKI / SARAH ANDELMAN / SARAH HEITZMANN / SECONDE VUE / SH+1 / THE SOLAR CLUB / VIMRA / VIRGIL ABLOH ARCHIVE / RHYTHM ZERO
The Freedom Issue will arrive in the United States in August 2026.
As a limited edition of 75 and released as a solo exposition at Galerie Romero Paprocki in Paris from 17-25 March 2026, The Freedom Issue is a work of art designed to unlock the infinite possibilities within you.
In The World of Cool And Thoughtful, freedom means embodying the belief that you are one hundred percent responsible for your experience of life, and that you have the full capacity to create joy, alignment, and well-being in your life.
The intention of The Freedom Issue is to serve as a guide for you on your own freedom journey, providing you with the stories, inspirations, and resources to empower you to live, to feel, and to be free.
Every feature is intentionally designed to offer a portal for you to connect to the possibilties that inspire you, and at the end of the issue, you’ll find a comprehensive set of resources for consciousness, self-development, and manifestation in “The Cool And Thoughtful Reading List.”
Cool And Thoughtful is an invitation to step into a world in which nothing is impossible, nothing is off limits: you have the universe in you and the universe is with you. Your superpower is in your intentionality and in your awareness. Remember, there is nowhere to “get to”—rather, Cool And Thoughtful is a chemin, a way of living, of growing, of discovering, of transcending, of creating, of connecting, of shining, of loving, of trusting, of living—of discovering what freedom looks and feels like to you.
All issues of Cool And Thoughtful Magazine are interactive with QR codes: you can shop the editorials, listen to the music, browse the work of those featured, and connect with the modalities we’ve selected to support your self-development and your freedom.
ISSUE Nº4:
THE ALIGNMENT ISSUE
FEATURING: ALICE GERAULT / AURA / CARRÉS SAUVAGES / CHANEL / CHARLOTTE CHESNAIS / CHIHO AOSHIMA / CLÉMENCE GAUDILLAT / DEGRAVE PARIS / DOUZE / ELI C STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY / HILARY HARLEY / LAURE MANNESSIER / LOUIS LANNE / LUNIER PARIS / MAISON GAINSBOURG / MAISON JOUMANA / MARGARYTA EIR MAGNÚSDÓTTIR / NOTES DE BAS DE PAJE / PERROTIN / SARAH HEITZMANN / THE SOLAR CLUB / TIFFANY BOULLE / XANDRA SUNGLIM BURNS / 48 COLLAGEN CAFÉ
In Cool And Thoughtful Magazine, a set of concepts animates the theme of each issue. The three that power The Alignment Issue are: 1) the transformative power of aesthetics; 2) art as a way of understanding the human experience; 3) integrity.
In this way, the intention of The Alignment Issue is to awaken you to the infinite possibilities within you, and serve as a guide for how to start to enact them.
Each Issue of the magazine features the people, brands, editorials, and concepts that bring elements of the Cool And Thoughtful ethos and aesthetic to life.
Issue Nº4 is interactive: you can shop the editorials, listen to the music, and browse the work of those featured.
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ISSUE Nº3:
The MANIFESTATION ISSUE
FEATURING: BALENCIAGA / BONITA MUSIC / BRANDON CABRAL / BRIANNA SANCHEZ / CENADA CLIFTON-SMITH / CLAIRE AKKAN / DEVON SMITH / HOT GIRL WALK LOS ANGELES / ISLA DE GAR / JAMES CREISSEN / MEWTIP / PATRICK BRADFORD / RABBIT DRESS UP / SOFIA LUZ CORONADO-MCDERMOTT / STEPH FLOCKHART / VIRGIL ABLOH / XANDRA SUNGLIM BURNS
The vision for Issue Nº3 was to create “a pocket guide to living” and so The Manifestion Issue spotlights four themes: beauty, interdisciplinary thinking, taking responsibility, commitment to personal growth. Together, these concepts show that being Cool And Thoughtful is ultimately about being generative–embodying the courage and curiosity to create and think about solutions rather than taking a passive stance. Hence, manifestation.
ISSUE Nº2
the brand issue
SOLD OUT
FEATURING: ADAM BRAMSON / ALFIE PARIS / ALMANAQ RADIO / AUSTIN MARC / BEADS BY WAHIBS / CLAIRE AKKAN / DANIEL ZULIANI / DEVIN JOOS / HAMISH ROLAND MACLACHLAN-LESTER / MA SOEUR ET MOI / HAIR PARTY / ISLA DE GAR / MAAT / TRACKSTAR / VEJEZ VINTAGE / XANDRA SUNGLIM BURNS
Issue Nº2 is a celebration of the Cool And Thoughtful Concept Shop in NYC and an ode to what it means to be a Cool And Thoughtful brand. The brands you’d find in the shop embody intangible attributes like intentionality, care, optimism, and attention to detail–values that, if extrapolated out and applied to other areas of life, could make a difference in how you live.
ISSUE Nº1
The introduction
SOLD OUT
FEATURING: CENADA CLIFTON-SMITH / DEVON SMITH / GRACE / MORTIMER / PROENZA SCHOULER / RAINA BELL / SOULECTION / SPARKISH / XANDRA SUNGLIM BURNS
Designed to feel like a coffee table book versus a “magazine,” Issue Nº1 is the best introduction you could get to The World of Cool And Thoughtful, a world in which being “cool” means being generous and engaged rather than passive or self-absorbed.
sticker pack
no gossip no small talk
NO GOSSIP NO SMALL TALK
BIENVENUE DANS LE MONDE DE COOL AND THOUGHTFUL
WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF COOL AND THOUGHTFUL
Cool And Thoughtful stickers set the tone for every conversation:No Gossip, No Small Talk. Add to your phone or computer for the ultimate hotline bling.
Pack of three: black, royal blue, Marie Antoinette blue. Each designed to feel like a valentine. 2” x 2” or a little smaller.