“I’m convinced that we live in a latest golden age of interiors,” begins Jermaine Gallacher within the editor’s letter of TON. “Today, our homes are more necessary to us than ever. They will not be just places we withdraw to, chill, loosen up and watch Eastenders in; they’re spaces during which we express ourselves – our identities and our creativity.”

Accordingly, Gallacher’s latest and “upbeat” interiors magazine not only reflects the way in which we live now but additionally guarantees to supply an antidote to the largely homogeneous and elitist vision of high living that pervades the pages of most aspirational design magazines. “Flowery fabric, lashings of gold and God knows what else with a fancy person holding a great deal of dogs just doesn’t feel what’s happening; it doesn’t feel relevant – especially now,” Gallacher explains over the phone. As a substitute, TON is founded (with the assistance of our very own editorial director Ted Stansfield, and art director Rory Gleeson) on the guiding principles of championing under-the-radar makers, designers and artists with a more energizing, more joyful and idiosyncratic approach to arranging and adorning the spaces during which we live, work, and gather.

“I like how rooms make you are feeling,” Gallacher says – and it’s inconceivable to not be swept up in his enthusiasm. Turning the pages of TON seems like the experience of moving through a series of incredible, imaginative and diverse spaces. “The very nice thing about putting together a magazine is similar principle as decorating a room or an interior… putting things together and editing them, showing that blend of things. It has the identical feeling for me.”

“I like how rooms make you are feeling” – Jermaine Gallacher

The primary issue – available to order now – introduces us to fascinating figures resembling Barnaby Lewis, an artist, welder and blacksmith who creates incredible objects in his forge-cum-studio, and Andu Masebo who works in his Hoxton studio to provide “acid-hued candlesticks and joyfully inflated metal chairs”. 

TON also allows us a glimpse into extraordinary houses that deviate from the establishment, from Dave Baby’s Stockwell ‘temple of desire’ to an upstate Latest York home styled in the way of a Manhattan loft, and the residence of the revered Italian auteur Luchino Visconti. “It’s so fun, isn’t it, to see someone’s shelves with all their things; how anyone arranges their cushions; looking in someone’s bathroom cabinet,” Gallacher confides. “I’m very nosy… obviously you may have to be if you should photograph people’s houses. You’ve got to be inquisitive.”

The inaugural issue’s cover story – London singer Celeste’s imaginative and loving refurbishment project – embodies the spirit of the publication. “I like the indisputable fact that she’s doing it on her own, somewhat than getting an interior designer. And I like the indisputable fact that it wasn’t finished and it’s still not finished, she’s just doing it really slowly,” he enthuses. “I wanted to indicate this amazing cover star who’s very talented and who’s been commissioning wonderful things. I knew that she had a fantastic style and appreciates makers and designers. And she or he’s doing really slowly and thoroughly.”

The horizons of future issues also look set to proceed to enlarge as TON investigates further, exploring ever-more fascinating rooms throughout the world. Gallacher concludes, “We’ve got a number of lovely stories lined up and we would like it to have a cosmopolitan feel.”

Visit the gallery above for a glimpse of some pages from issue considered one of TON. 

TON is accessible here now.