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Twen (1981 - 1982)
Twen - The second attempt
TWEN first appeared in the 1960s and caused quite a stir at the time with its extravagant mix of an unusual layout and previously unknown (erotic) photo series. Nevertheless, it was discontinued in 1971. The revival officially took place in September 1981. This time the magazine was a pioneer for the "Zeitgeist Magazine" wave in Germany that started years later. Unfortunately, TWEN's second life only lasted until June 1982. The third and last attempt to revive the TWEN Magazine was even shorter. It started in September 1982 and was limited to three full issues.
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TWEN - All good attempts come in threes
TWEN: The first generationTWEN was first published in 1959 by the then very active Kindler & Schiermeyer Verlag. Until the magazine was first discontinued in 1971, both the editors and the publishers changed several times. From the late 1960s onwards, the magazine focused primarily on the topics of culture and eroticism. The latter was almost always reflected on the respective magazine cover.
TWEN: The second attempt
After a good ten year break and building on a successful zero number in 1980, TWEN started again in September 1981. Backed by a small, owner-managed publishing house, a total of nine issues were published by June 1982. The already prepared editions for July and August could no longer be published for economic reasons.
TWEN: A third short gasp
In 1982 there was the last attempt to start again with TWEN. The venture held up for three full issues (September - November), but the lack of interest was just too great. But the style that TWEN shaped was not completely forgotten. A good four years later, the "Zeitgeist Period" began in the press landscape. In the leading zeitgeist magazines such as Tempo and Wiener, readers found a lot of "twendiges" items.