We caught up with Matthew Marcantonio (vocals/bass) and Thomas Armstrong (drums) of Demob Happy to talk origins, influence and honesty and what happened on their recent tour of the USA
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We sat down with Jean Touitou to explore his past, his journey from North Africa to Paris and how his background in a political group hell-bent on radical activism helped make A.P.C. into what it is today, a brand that ticks boxes – but in its own unique way.
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With his debut album dropping April 15th, we caught up with producer/ singer/songwriter Max Peston to get his Five Things /
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Shawn Stussy is a name that really needs no introduction. Having pioneered what we know as street culture with his eponymous label, Stussy, in the early '80s, the brand and the man behind it remain household names, and will be for years to come. We spent an evening with Shawn, a true renaissance man, to talk about the early days before Internet, his DNA that is so infectious, what the culture has become, and of course, surfing /
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A collaboration between artist/art director Sunil Pawar and photographer Gavin Watson.
The exhibition was held last week during the global lockdown, invitation only, the digital location was only revealed 2 minutes before launch.
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TNO recently had the pleasure of being invited to join Pas Normal Studio’s on one of its Cycle Cross rides in the rural areas that surround Copenhagen, a city defined by the bike and by unsurprisingly, a wonderful place to ride. We stopped for a mid-ride coffee and chat with the brand’s founder and Creative Director Karl Osker Olsen to discuss origins, brand trajectory, and the Danish passion for cycling.
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Russell Maurice opened his latest show at SO1 Gallery in Tokyo on March 18. Tokyo based English native Maurice walked us through the body of works and sat down with us to explain what is behind the ‘Crawl out from the fallout,’ living in Tokyo and difference between his approach to art and his clothing line.
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If there is one international retailer who has meticulously dedicated themselves to blending the streams of Fashion & Design with a culture more befitting an upstart skate store, it’s London’s GoodHood. We sat down with the stores founders Joanna Sindle & Kyle Stewart to chat about Golf GTI’s, being Post Corporate Entrepreneurs and clearing dance floors /
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Hailing from the industrial high-rises of Tai Kok Tsui, Hong Kong’s music collective 南洋派對 N.Y.P.D. bridges post-punk and electronica to create a new hybrid sound. The band’s name means “Drifters of South Asia” and pays homage to ‘80s canto blues artist Huan Du, whose singing style was first heard in the opium dens and brothels of Canton province. Bastardising his sound with a kick of psychedelia, 南洋派對 N.Y.P.D. takes Huan’s free-spirited ethos to the underbellies of Hong Kong’s music scene…
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Visvim is one of the most coveted labels on the market, defined by the encompassing philosophy of philosopher, traveller, and designer, Hiroki Nakamura. Nakamura is on a mission to create the best garment and product possible where no detail is compromised and every product is created with authenticity, quality and comfort in mind; not in replicating traditional quality but exceeding it /
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Allow us to introduce you to the inimitable enigma that is Greg Dacyshyn aka Ivan Koloff aka A Dead Head. Greg spent over two decades working with the sorely missed Jake Burton, as Chief Creative Officer at Burton Snowboards where also worked alongside other noteworthy alumni including Hiroki Nakamura (Visvim) and Errolson Hugh (Acronym) /
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In the truest sense of the term ‘Provocateur’ Jefferson Hack is a person to whom ‘the rules’ serve only as a hurdle to leap or a wall to climb over. Now with over three decades at the forefront of Independent Publishing via his Dazed Media empire, is the venerable Mr Hack continuing to manifest change, break rules, and stir up an anti establishment free thinking?
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We shared some time with John Brotherhood, Brand Manager and Head of buying & operations at Footpatrol to discuss creativity, the importance of being earnest, and listening to and stimulating the minds of your community, as we look to unearth what the key is to true staying power in a notoriously transient retail game and most importantly, where the future lies /
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Growing up in a musical home, the Copenhagen-based artist Freja Kirk, has always been encouraged to make music throughout her teenage years by her parents. The signing of her new label marks the start of a new and exciting beginning for the outspoken musician.
We caught up with Freja Kirk on her morning swim in the canals of Copenhagen to get her “5 Things” /
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The New Order Vol. 22 features the one and only Liam Gallagher, John Brotherhood of Foot Patrol, Lounge lizzard Baxter Dury and Maynard James Keenan of TOOL. While devling into minimalist cycle brand Pas Normal Studios, looking at the UACTP Gym project by Undefeated and speaking with Avant-Guard Jeweller Taro Hanabusa (aka Fangophilia). The issues editorials and partnerships contain features on brands such as 1017 ALYX 9SM, Wacko Maria, Salomon Persol and more etc. /
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The creative partnership between artists Frederik Nystrup-Larsen and Oliver Sundqvist has proven to be one which continuously questions the current state of contemporary art. Working at the intersection of art and design, the duo has through previous exhibitions (i.e. Off License - Cash Only) reinterpreted the processes of consumerism, serving critique on overconsumption and poor manufacturing.
The Copenhagen/London based duo have among others produced vases for the restaurant NOMA, exhibited at Art Basel and established a couple of impressive solo-exhibitions even before leaving school.
We sat down with Frederik Nystrup-Larsen & Oliver Sundqvist to get their “5 Things” /
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Piercings have become a key element of self-expression, giving everyone the opportunity to create a completely individual look. Jeweller, Maria Black, is at the forefront of this empowering trend. Her delicate minimalist, supremely comfortable pieces have found a huge global fanbase.
We caught up with the founder & designer to learn more about the expansion of her piercing universe to Selfridges with the launch of her store and piercing studio /
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The multifaceted designer and artist Courtney talks leaving Givenchy to go solo, working with Octavian and recent Shanghai exhibition at J.O.Y. Studio.
We caught up with the artist to learn more about her recent projects in art and fashion, and how she walks the line between both worlds /
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London via Margate composer, producer and multi instrumentalist Raven has collaborated with many well-respected artists including Kate Tempest, Paul Weller, Mica Levi, Kwes and Bullion. His music upholds a balance between the orchestral and electronic, abstract and conventional. Parallels can be drawn to the artist Arthur Russell, in terms of their diversity, creating tracks you can dance to, but also songs and music for reflection.
We sat down with Raven to get his “5 Things” /
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Best friends since the age of 11, the members of Wallows have spent most of their lives obsessing over music together, steadily gathering a musical vocabulary that’s expansive and erratic and wildly eclectic. The L.A.-based trio puts that vocabulary to work and draws from infinite inspirations: scores to Spike Jonze movies, the Beatles’ most rhapsodic digressions, bedroom pop and lo-fi hip-hop and ’70s post-punk.
We sat down with The Wallows to get their “Five Things” /