We hold numerous titles relating to home decorating and furnishings, including Practical Householder, Homes and Gardens and many more. We also have magazines that cover topics relating to domestic crafts like knitting and crochet such as The Needlewoman and Golden Hands.
MoDA also holds a wide range of magazines and other publications (including Picture Post, Lilliput, Architectural Review and more) which feature photo-journalism and architectural photography from the first half of the twentieth century.
Magazines are a fascinating resource for their editorial content, photography and advertising, and also for their design and layouts. In some cases we have a whole series of magazines, while for other titles we hold only a few editions. We frequently hold unbound copies, meaning that their original covers remain intact.
We’ve put together a short online reading list on various aspects of research around magazines.
Guide to MoDA’s Magazines & Journals Collection A-H
Download the Guide to MoDA’s Magazines & Journals Collection A-H (PDF, 975KB)
Guide to MoDA’s Magazines & Journals Collection – Women’s Magazines
Download the Guide to MoDA’s Magazines & Journals Collection – Women’s Magazines (PDF, 399KB)
Guide to MoDA’s Magazines & Journals Collection – DIY Magazines
Download the Guide to MoDA’s Magazines & Journals Collection – DIY Magazines (PDF, 276KB)
Guide to MoDA’s Magazines & Journals Collection – Home Design Magazines
Download the Guide to MoDA’s Magazines & Journals Collection – DIY Magazines (PDF, 288KB)
Dr Jessica Kelly: Architectural Review magazine
Jessica Kelly’s research focused on JM Richards as editor of the Architectural Review, and the role that this magazine played in shaping the public's ideas of modern architecture.
Lucy Ellis: the magazine of the wallpaper industry
MA student Lucy Ellis talks about her research into the history of the wallpaper industry [video]
Find out more
Historic Magazines given new lease of life (2014)
How have we made our magazines more accessible to users?
How people have used the magazine collections
Ellen Martin: The Value of the Everyday
Read about some student research into suburban 'ordinary' homes, mass-produced furniture and design.
Hollie Price: Domestic life in British film and magazines
How do MoDA's magazines support research in Film Studies?