Kingdomz X Magazine is all about luxury, but not in the way you may have come to think of luxury. We don’t limit ourselves to merely displaying obscenely extravagant wares, as is the wont of other (more established) magazines. There is a well thought out philosophy behind what we publish, inspired by the words of Coco Chanel who was once quoted as saying,

“Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity.”

Luxury for me has always represented the artistic impulses of humanity to emulate or transcend all things brought into existence by the gods. We recreate and shape light, sound, color, sustenance, wood, and stone into glorious creations that would otherwise not exist without the seemingly boundless human imagination. Necessities are those things essential to our existence, luxury is what gives said existence meaning. Many of us are often told that luxury is the obverse of necessity. For all that, the arts surely falls into the former category; it provides neither sustenance, clothing, or shelter. However, without luxuries, we would be nothing more than grazing automatons, and life would be pointless. We are creators, and our creativity manifests in the foods we prepare, the furniture upon which we lounge, the spirits we consume, the timepieces with which we mark the hours.

It is my opinion that luxury is the art of living, and that it represents the imprint of the human soul upon the material world. Often, a highly individualistic and personal vision formed within and shaped by its unique vessel - the artist - the manifestation of art itself, is essentially a snapshot of our collective subconscious. It is this belief that impelled me to create Kingdomz X Magazine; to showcase an eclectic array of fine art, craft of artisans, performance phenomena, and pop culture diversions. 

The scrupulously curated selections found at our magazine are those which I find exhibit particular resonance deserving of continued examination and discussion, since this is the means by which we preserve and transmit our cultural identity. The objective of Kingdomz X Magazine, is not to redefine luxury, but to explore its rich depths. We don’t want you to simply fantasize about luxury, we want you to transcend the boundaries with us.

-Patrick Chappelle
Founder and Publisher