{{more citations needed|date=March 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox magazine |finaldate = May 2016 |founded = 1995 |frequency = 5 times a year |circulation = 40,000 |founder = Thomas Marecki |editor = Thomas Marecki |issn = 1864-8185 |country = Germany |based = Berlin | language = English |website = [http://www.lodown.de ''Lodown Magazine''] [http://www.lodownmagazine.com www.lodownmagazine.com] }}
'''''Lodown Magazine''''' is a quarterly arts and culture magazine founded in 1995, featuring primarily articles on popular culture and boardsports. The magazine was published in landscape format and each issue had a unique design and font. The final issue appeared in May 2016.
==History and profile== In 1995 Thomas Marecki aka 'Marok' founded ''Lodown'' in Berlin, Germany, and developed it as an influential visual component of the international skateboard, surfing and graffiti scene. The magazine also featured contemporary art, music, film, fashion, lifestyle and literature.<ref name="Trapenciere2001">{{cite book|author=Ilze Trapenciere|title=IT century: young people and social changes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K1yuAAAAIAAJ|year=2001|publisher=FSI|isbn=978-9984-624-18-1}}</ref> The magazine won LeadAwards in 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2011.<ref name="leadacademy">{{cite web|url=http://leadacademy.de/2011/preistraeger.html|title=Lead Award|work=leadacademy.de|accessdate=31 March 2014}}</ref>
''Lodown'' Magazine was published bimonthly, with a worldwide circulation of 40,000 copies in 2013.<ref name="issuu">{{cite web|url=http://issuu.com/dcshoeseurope/docs/dc_newsletter_n__62_may_2013|title=ISSUU - Dc newsletter n°62 May 2013 by manu labadie|work=Issuu|accessdate=28 February 2014}}</ref>
Since 2006 a number of designers guested on individual issues including Kaws,<ref name="freshnessmag">{{cite web|url=http://www.freshnessmag.com/2006/05/03/kaws-x-lodown-artwork/|title=Lodown x KAWS – Artwork|work=Freshness Mag|accessdate=31 March 2014}}</ref> Futura 2000, Eric Haze, Matt Irving, Mirko Borsche, Don Pendleton, Åbäke, Manuel Bürger and :de:Marc Brandenburg.
From 2008 to 2015 there was an annual edition themed exclusively on the subject of modern art.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://lodownmagazine.com/ ''Lodown'']
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