reFRESH MAGAZINE

Seasons Greetings and A Happy New Year - Here's to 2011!

I won't be sorry to see the back of 2010.

We began this year with a new 'partnership', taking up residence with the publishers who own Attitude Magazine. But we end this year with that partnership at an end and the future possibilities wide open.  2011 promises to be an exciting and eventful year, one that is certainly going to be busy busy busy.

I'd like to thank everybody who's worked with me in 2010 and wish the old writing team all the best for the future as they go off to do other things.

I'm excited by the prospect of a new chapter opening for the magazine and the chance to work with a brand new selection of talented writers and photographers.

On a closing note, I want to say a particular thank you to one of my favourite models of 2010, the delightful and charming Shawn Stingel who I've had the chance to chat to a lot during the course of the year.

Aside from being great in front of the camera, he's got a good heart and wonderful personality.You can check out more of  his modelling work on his blogsite http://wmgladiator.blogspot.com/ - just to give you a teaser (these are two of my favourite pics of him, shot by the very talented Rudy K). Keep an eye out for Shawn as I'm pretty sure he'll be gracing a 2011 cover very soon.

David Tickner, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, reFRESH Magazine

My Ministry of Pleasure gets reFRESH-ed...

We've been fan favs of My Ministry of Pleasure for a while now.

So we were doubly pleased to see our big boss, Editor-in-Chief David Tickner being interviewed by webmaster Will - check it out by clicking here for the full interview...

Why Didn't Anyone Think of This Before?

The next issue of reFRESH, the Design Issue, will be out in July and feature brilliant little ideas like the Teasmade, the tea- (or coffee-) making alarm clock by Swan.  Simply load its teapot the night before with two teabags and voilà - recover from the jolting alarm with a soothing cup of tea in bed, leaving you fresh to start the day!

Jack's the Man in new reFRESH

Every once in a while you get an opportunity to interview somebody who deserves to succeed. So we did not deliberate for long over making the beautiful Jack Mackenroth our cover personality for our forthcoming edition, which hits the newsstands next week. He was shot by Frank Louis, who has already had a reFRESH cover earlier this year!

Although later than we would have liked it to be, we are sure that will not detract from your enjoyment of the issue as its packed full of culture, travel, entertainment and interior features, photography and our usual complement of hot male flesh!

In addition to Jack, we also chat to the gorgeous Leslie Loh, Lucas Entertainment exclusive Matan Shalev, Martin Rolinski from BWO, Keith Anthony from Chasing Pandora, author Josh Aterovis and Brent Corrigan.

Photographers featured in this issue include: Alexander Beer, Thomas Synnamon and Zoran Trifunovic

Priced £4.25, available from all good newsagents now

UPDATE: New Issue of reFRESH Magazine OUT NOW

NOTE FROM EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, DAVID TICKNER

For those of you who have been wondering where the latest issue of reFRESH is - wonder no longer. It is out now.

I want to apologise to readers, subscribers and clients for this delay. The last couple of months has been a particularly challenging period for me - what started as a planned revamp with a new art director turned into a total nightmare that resulted in me having to completely replan our entire publishing cycle for the remainder of this year.

Thankfully peace has been restored, and our planned revamp looks fantastic thanks to the hard work and flair of our incumbent art director, Amanda Dorrington. We have lots of new editorial strands, some great features (we chat to Vice President of PETA Dan Mathews, talk gorgeous parties with the MD of Urban Caprice and celebrate the work of architect Philip Johnson), sexy photoshoots, new writers and a sizzling hot coverboy, Evan Wadle (shot by Wander Aguiar).

Note to subscribers: As a result of the delay to this issue I have added an extra issue to everybody's subscription by means of an apology

New Issue of reFRESH Magazine OUT NOW

The May/June Issue of reFRESH Magazine is OUT NOW and is entirely dedicated to celebrating new and emerging talent.

We have spoken to interior designers, bloggers, models, entertainers and fashion designers from all over the world. Interviews include: dancer, musician and performer Vincent Vanguard, music act Yeah Sparrow, bloggers YVY Mag and Ministry of Pleasure and interior designers Benjamin Hubert and Alain Gilles, fashion designer Dimitri Stavrou and talented twin hunks, The Caesar Twins.

Our cover boy for this issue is the handsome hunk Paul Francis who has been shot by photographer Frank Louis wearing the designers of the extremely talented Christopher Uvenio.

To order your copy visit www.refreshmag.co.uk and follow the instructions on how to subscribe.

reFRESH Magazine celebrates Switzerland

Switzerland is the core theme of the new edition of reFRESH Magazine is out now.

It is the culmination of a six month working partnership with our friends at Switzerland Tourism in London and explores every aspect of this most diverse of countries.

 

Each of our regular editorial sections pays tribute to Switzerland in different ways, from a focus on Swiss fashion to a look at some of Switzerland’s most celebrated historical figures who have played a role in their LGBT history. There is also a major look at the forthcoming EuroPride 2009 celebrations that will be taking place in Zürich.

 

If that was not enough to whet your appetite we also have our regular culture and arts coverage, property news and interior design tips and the final part of our series on the Fashionable & Secret History of Gay Men’s clothes.

 

 

This issue also includes the first editorial piece by the lovely Jo Weil (Olli from Verbotene Liebe) who joined the magazine earlier this year as a columnist.

Our cover was shot by reFRESH favourite Dean Stockings and our cover boy is the very handsome Simone Lucioli who models a pair of Andrew Christian underwear.

 

To order your copy or buy a subscription follow the information on the right hand panel

reFRESH 54 (Jan/Feb 2009) Preview

Our first issue of the New Year hits the newsstands next week. Due to our unfortunate power cut prior to Christmas this issue was unavoidably delayed but we hope you enjoy our usual mix of culture, arts, entertainment, homes and interiors.

This is our Green Issue, featuring a wide variety of articles on eco-property, interiors, food & drink and fashion. We have interviews with musical superstar Will Young and new author Clayton Littlewood and a bigger, better fashion & style section.

Fashion photographer Greg Alexander shot the main fashion editorial on location in Paris and a whole host of globally renowned photographers (including Wander Aguiar, Jason Jaskot, Dean Stockings) make their picks for male models to keep an eye on in 2009. Our cover guy is hot new Croatian talent Danilo Vukcevic who has been shot by photographer Zoran Trifunovic.

The price of a single copy is £4.25 (UK).

For more information on subscriptions visit www.refreshmag.co.uk

50 and feeling...FRESH

Well we never knew that hitting fifty was so reFRESHing! Our 50th issue is on sale now with four collectable covers to mark the occasion.

The covers have been shot by leading fashion photographers Gavin Harrison, Robert Mendolia, Gregory Vaughan and Wander Aguiar and feature some of the hottest male model talent from both sides of the Atlantic.

The photographic collaborations continue inside the magazine - LA-based Ben Marshall shoots Dantes Cove star Jon Fleming; Troy Phillips trains his lens on All My Children star (and former reFRESH cover guy) Aiden Turner and our very own Cate Hayter presents a black and white study of another former reFRESH cover guy Alex Beer. Alex also graces one of our four covers (bottom left on the image). Our main fashion editorials have been shot by French photographer Eric Sposito and model-turned photographer, Wander Aguiar.

Editorial highlights include: a special focus on dance with interviews with aerialist Ari Levanael and French dance and acrobatic troupe, Les Farfadais. Steven Gdula's series on the fashionable and secret history of gay men’s clothes explores the war years and another new regular J.C.Parrish starts his series on Hollywood Greats with a look at Lana Turner. Regular columnist Arthur Wooten entertains with his Dear Henry letter and we enter the world of Divas (of the 18th century variety) with a look ahead to the new exhibition 'Handel & the Divas' at the Handel House Museum in London.

Editor-in-Chief David Tickner, who launched and has helmed the magazine since the first issue, is pleased to celebrate this milestone for the magazine,  “To retain an unbroken presence on the newsstand for the last six years is a testimony to the dedication and hard work of all the people who work and support the magazine. It seemed entirely fitting that we should therefore do something special to celebrate our 50th edition and since we have always had a top quality photography in the magazine since Issue 1, producing four covers for our readers seemed particularly appropriate.”

You can order a copy via paypal - the price for a single copy is £6 (UK/Europe) or £10 (Airmail Zones 1 &2).

reFRESH 49 (Mar/Apr) OUT NOW

That’s right, gentlemen - reFRESH 49 has hit the shelves, bringing our special brand of sophistication to a newsagent near you. 

This issue’s cover model is the suave American entrepreneur Clint Nicholas.  He sets the tone for a rather stylish reFRESH 49: between our sizzling pages you’ll find the smouldering Jordan Carlyle and hot tips for the home by interior designer Dane Bailey; Immodesty Blaize raises an eyebrow with her busty burlesque and in the Arts we have the debut novel by Noah Charney, the life of Gertrude Stein and stunning paintings by Andreas Golder.  You’ll also find pieces about Ben Keene, Zack Randall, Tom Bloxham and Phillip Heckman as well as stunning images from some of the hottest photographers.  Our regular features on Fashion, Travel, Property, Food & Drink and the Diary are bursting with what’s hot for Spring - and in the first part of a serialisation for 2008, we’re very pleased to introduce the Fashionable & Secret History Of Gay Men’s Clothes. 

You can purchase reFRESH 49 via Paypal; a single copy is priced at £6 to UK addresses only (inclusive of post & packing) or £10 to Europe/World addresses from www.refreshmag.co.uk