About Us
Chisel is a twice-yearly print magazine and twice-weekly digital newsletter animated by the virtues of beauty, obsession, and play.
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The magazine delivers to mailboxes twice yearly, with each edition boasting over 160 full-color pages, printed in Florence, Italy. Each volume is completely ad-free, with our premium print tier subsidizing our editorial independence.
On Substack, Chisel also publishes twice-per-week, covering culture, philosophy, arts criticism, fiction, and poetry.
Our tagline, words worth carving in stone, reflects our belief in the indomitable value of human creation. With your support, our ambition is to make something heavy,1 to build a publication that stands the test of time.
If you’re a believer in the power of print, we hope you’ll join us.
“When sculptors of antiquity picked up a hammer and chisel, they expected their Latin inscriptions to stay legible for a thousand years. Chisel aspires to that level of conviction. We will prioritize the timeless over the topical. And we believe that to last, an object or idea must be beautiful.”
– Jason Killingsworth & Ryan Rigney, co-founders of Chisel
The print edition of Chisel is made using the finest materials available. Sewn and perfect-bound with textured 320-gram cover stock, and packed snugly in a cloth slipcase, each is designed with a level of production finish you’ll be proud to collect and display in the most prominent spot on your coffee table or bookshelf.
Subscribe to Chisel today to reserve your copy of Volumes 001 and 002 from our very first production runs.
Designed in Atlanta, Printed in Florence
Chisel’s print edition is designed in Atlanta, Georgia by Metaleap Creative, an award-winning firm with design credits such as Food & Wine, National Geographic’s “Best of the World” edition, and the recent 60th anniversary redesign of Southern Living. We are proudly printed in Florence, Italy by Conti Tipocolor, family-owned and operated since 1906.
We are endlessly inspired by this essay from Chisel contributor Anu Atluru
