THE SPRING ISSUE
Tom Vek
Six years ago, Tom Vek released his first album, We Have Sound. Vek wrote, produced and played all the instruments on the record, a forceful blast of grunge with an electronic edge, recorded partially on an eight-track recorder in his parents’ garage. Vek played a few live dates and did a quick tour of the […]
Connan Mockasin
Despite the ever-mounting buzz for his album Forever Dolphin Love, New Zealander Connan Hosford, aka Connan Mockasin, exudes a humble yet arresting charm atypical to that of a rising star. The musician and artist’s modest demeanor can be accredited to his even-keeled concepts about creating work, which is evident in the purity of his signature […]
Velocity
Check out the new video from Mike Kobal filmed during his fashion shoot for our travel issue.
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All Down the Line
Venusa wears: David Szeto dress, Alexis Bittar earrings & chains, SUNO cuffs, Preen trenchcoat, Longchamp bag Mark wears: Loris Diran jacket, sweater & pants, Cesare Paciotti shoes Dolce & Gabbana dress, Stephen Dweck necklace ISSA skirt & t-shirt, Gucci fur cardigan & boots, Stephen Dweck rings Louis Vuitton sweater, Cushnie Et Ochs skirt, Ellen Christine hat, Alexis Bittar brooch, Stephen Dweck cuffs, Wolford tights David Szeto blouse, Stephen Dweck ring Mark […]
She Comes Around Again
Christian Dior dress, Stylist’s own jewelry throughout Michael Kors dress, LaCrasia gloves, Manolo Blahnik pumps Fendi dress, LaCrasia gloves, Miu Miu heels Herve Leger dress, LaCrasia gloves Alberta Ferretti dress, LaCrasia gloves 3.1 Phillip Lim dress, YSL heels Alessandro Dell’Acqua dress Roberto Cavalli dress, LaCrasia gloves Photography: Joshua Allen Stylist: Rachel Gilman Hair: Amy Farid for Bumble and Bumble at Kate Ryan Inc. Makeup: Sara Glick using […]
Here Comes That Feeling
Dimitri cape Nadine Gross dress, Michalsky belt, Buffalo shoes Kostas Murkudis dress, Vintage jewelry Kostas Murkudis dress Nadine Gross jacket, Stylists own panty Photography: Maximilian Höll Stylist: Stefanie Schwaiger Hair and Makeup: Pamela Schneider Model: Katja Oppelt at Modelwerk, Hamburg Photo Assistant: Kai Neunert
Raw Edges
A Marriage of Work & Life Littered haphazardly with wood cuttings and blue prints—all the necessary tools needed for conceptualizing creative ideas—the small North London studio is the backdrop to Shay Alkalay and Yael Mer’s designs that run the gamut from cork lamps to plaid benches for their label, Raw Edges. In a partnership that […]
Stronger Space
With the rise of the figure of the freelance curator, curating has ventured out of the museum into galleries and beyond—to the extent that those who take themselves to be on the very edge of hip go so far as to claim that they “curate” menus and music playlists. Architecture writer and curator Carson Chan […]
Three to Watch
The only constant about the artistic landscape in Berlin is that nothing stays the same. Sure, there are common practices in the city: a rich culture of artist-run project spaces, hybrid/mixed-used venues and an unusually high concentration of artists who regularly DJ. However, mostly due to the financial precarity of earning a living here, it’s […]
Into the Abyss
48 Hours in Berlin It’s 6p.m. on Saturday and my boss, a 50 yr-old Canadian art dealer, has turned on the techno music, filling the gallery with deafening electro-beats. This announces his plan for the evening: it’s his ritual warm-up before heading to Berghain, Berlin’s most hedonistic nightclub. I’ll probably wind up there too, but […]
Erik Spiekermann
It was Erik Spiekermann himself who said, “Typography is like air. We only notice it when it’s bad.” And it’s true, while we are surrounded by design everyday—because design is part of living itself—seldom do we notice its intricacy or how integral it is to our day-to-day existence. Look closely and its patterns will reveal […]
Metal Mother
“I don’t like fluffy music,” says Tara Tati, the woman who records as Metal Mother. “I like music with a dark, elemental core. That’s why I chose Metal Mother as the name for my project. It’s not a reference to heavy metal, although I love that kind of music; it’s about the mother that lives […]
Hush Hush
Imagine Midnite Vultures-era Beck using the word ‘panties’ with a straight face. Now imagine him about a foot taller with a six inch beard. Berlin-based Hush Hush (aka Christopher Kline) frenetically writhes atop salacious dirty pop beats on his 2010 release Oh God and his forthcoming 12” Ooze. And he’s not afraid to sing without […]
Magnetic Man
The press in England is currently hyping dubstep, a mix of dub reggae, grime, garage, classic rave, techno and soul, as the most innovative sound to come out of British dance clubs in a decade. Magnetic Man, a trio of producers and songwriters from Croydon—ground zero for the dubstep movement—are currently the face of dubstep, […]
