Christopher Niquet’s world feels both precise and expansive. Since 2022, his magazine has resisted the rush and fleeting nature of much of today’s media. Instead, STUDY offers something rare: depth. Each issue is dedicated to the work and life of one person; past subjects have included the stylist Camille Bidault-Waddington and the playwright Adrienne Kennedy. Through this mode of granular attention, STUDY invites its readers to slow down, and to notice the unexpected.
STUDY could be said to be a reflection of Niquet’s own journey. From his early years as a stylist in the fashion industry—working with the likes of Karl Lagerfeld and Christian Lacroix—to launching the magazine, he has always been drawn to the specific, the singular. Twinned with this, his approach has never been about chasing the moment, but about curating something lasting.
Niquet’s perspective is grounded in a time when creativity felt more tactile. Now in a digital era in which content is often ephemeral, his vision feels like a quiet rebellion. “Maybe right now mainstream media feels that it needs to cater to short attention spans and tell stories a certain way, but that’s not the direction I want to take,” he says. “STUDY is meant to be just that—a study. And to learn something, you need to dedicate time to it. I want my readers to spend time with the publication, not just consume it and forget it once they’ve closed it.”
Here, Niquet reflects on the pull of lasting ideas, the ever-changing creative landscape, and what it means to stay true to oneself as the world accelerates around us.