Moleskine Foundation

Folios

What is Folios?

Folios is the cultural publication of Moleskine Foundation that was launched in New York in 2019 during the “I Had a Dream” International Exhibition.
It is written in English, has a frequency of 2-3 numbers per year and is published in Italy.

Each issue focuses on a different meaning of creativity for social change, aiming to highlight and deepen our programs and initiatives, through the voices and experiences of our partners and beneficiaries.

Since 2020, Folios is printed on Favini’s paper Shiro Echo with 100% recycled fibre; we use vegetable-based ink only, 100% IPA free.

Where can I read Folios?

Discover and enjoy a selection of Folios contents on Medium, an online publishing platform reached by millions of readers every month.

You can find Folios at:

  • MagCulture (London, UK)
  • Verso Libri (Milan, Italy)
  • Bonvini 1909 (Milan, Italy)
  • Reading Room (Milan, Italy)
  • Frab’s (Forli and Milan, Italy)
  • Edicola 518 (Perugia, Italy)

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“A BEAUTIFUL QUESTION: ON LIMINALITY, REPAIR AND SURRENDER”
Volume n.7

This edition of Folios is dedicated to the beautiful questions pulling the Creativity Pioneers forth. Questions which have shaped not just their work, their organisations and communities, but which have enabled them to cast new eyes upon the world. And it’s from these new sights that new ideas can emerge, and perhaps new and better ways of being.

The gravitational pull of the beautiful question comes with three forces that deeply connect with the current times and which can help enliven the meaning of social change in new ways—liminality, repair, and surrender.

Published August 2025

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“THE LAW OF CREATIVITY”
Volume n.6

In delving into the ‘Law of Creativity’ through the three concepts of decanonisation, alchemy, and wisdom, our aim is to bring clarity to a concept often misunderstood and undervalued: creativity for social change. With this edition of Folios, we aspire to shift the perception of creativity away from being merely“cute” to recognising its indispensable role.

Published May 2024

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“A CREATIVITY REVIVAL”
Volume n.5

Darkness and languishing is not the ‘whole story of our time.’ In these pages you will find generative narratives and work. This edition of Folios is an encounter with the enlivening work of creativity pioneers around the world who are ‘creating more beautifully, more intensely and more devotedly’ in the face of immeasurable adversity. Creativity for social change is not just a tiresome grind, it is a revival.

Published May 2023

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“CREATIVITY IN CONVERSATION”
Volume n.4

An editorial table which brings together cultural practitioners from various fields. The conversations at this table touch upon the roles which art, creativity and cultural initiatives play within the complex fabrics of our societies.

Published April 2022

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“GOLDEN SEA”
Volume n.3

An account of contemporary reorientation, resilience and creativity lived by artists, cultural workers and civil society in times of displacement and challenged hospitality.

Published August 2020

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“WE, THE PEOPLE”
Volume n.2

Producing knowledge digitally on the South African Constitution with students using the WikiAfrica Education format.

Published March 2020

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“I HAD A DREAM”
Volume n.1

Inspiring a new generation of creative thinkers around the world with AtWork educational format.

Published April 2019

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