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 /
Read MoreHailing 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…
Read MoreVisvim 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 /
Read MoreAllow 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) /
Read MoreIn 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?
Read MoreWe 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 /
Read MoreGrowing 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” /
Read MoreThe 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. /
Read MoreThe 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” /
Read MorePiercings 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 /
Read MoreThe 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 /
Read MoreLondon 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” /
Read MoreBest 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” /
Japans legendary luminaries of outdoor clothing and purveyors of the outdoor way of life, Snow Peak have officially landed in London to a rapturous welcome. Their arrival in the UK has been well documented and hotly anticipated as the ‘heads' and outerwear aficionados discuss their inimitable qualities with candour and excitement on forums to hype sites, with an eagerness reserved only for the greatest of brands and product. The New Order were granted an audience with head designer and brand director Lisa Yamai, to discuss the intricacies and minutiae details that make this brand truly a one off /
Read MoreWith London’s Frieze in full swing, we caught up with sculptor and spatial artist Jobe Burns who opens his latest work “Mixing-Room” during the four days over at NikeLabs’s 1948 Studio Gallery in Shoreditch /
Read MoreThe legend known as The Cure turned up and performed an epic two and a half hour session. Not once did the level drop below the highest standards we associate with Robert Smith and the rest of the band.
Read MoreOn the final evening as the evening was coming to an end James Blake put on a memorable show for everyone out the in front of the White Stage. An exceptional talent, Blake showcased another outstanding performance at Fuji Rock with his eclectic sound.
Read MoreVince Staples came out on stage just after the sun went down and he didn’t disappoint. As the rain started to pour Staples belted out some of finest tracks that were well received by an obviously more youthful crowd.
Read MoreKOHH, who appeared on the cover of the 10th anniversary issue of THE NEW ORDER came out on the Sunday evening at Fuji Rock with his usually swag and energy that has made him a household name in Japan.
Read MoreThis years Fuji Rock was headlined by a number of stand out acts but perhaps the most telling of all was the performance of Chemical Brothers. Having reached there prime in the 90s and 2000s you possibly would have accepted a below par performance but this was an honest and true showing of there talent as musicians. Performing some all time classics along with a few new gems.
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