Laurent Lejeune (Brussels, Belgium)
“I don’t think professionals see Brussels as a leading country on the European design scene. Those who come to Brussels to start a career are mostly attracted by the multicultural environment that we offer. We are, after all, the capital of Europe, a…
Karlssonwilker Inc. — Hjalti Karlsson, Jan Wilker (New York, USA)
Karlssonwilker Inc. is involved in a plethora of projects for cultural and commercial clienteles, from local non-profits to global corporations.Icelander Hjalti Karlsson and Jan Wilker from Germany launched their Manhattan design studio in 2000. Along …
Chris Seddon (East London, UK)
“I see glitch as being a form of mark-making for the post-digital age: an amalgamation of distortions, flaws, pixels, errors and manipulations. The very nature of glitch – the aesthetic make-up, and disregard for tradition or conventional design, sug…
Tomby — Emily L Eibel (Brooklyn, USA)
Tomby frequently contributes illustrations to The New Yorker, The New York Times, ESPN magazine and many other publications!Tomby is the digital alias of illustrator Emily L. Eibel. She frequently contributes to The New Yorker, The New York Times, ESPN…
Quayola (London, UK)
“A glitch is commonly a sort of interference, something that breaks the normal order of things. In my work I use glitches as a device to establish strong design contrasts and unusual dialogues between different elements. I’m fascinated by the collisi…
Coöp — Paul Fuog, Dan Honey (Melbourne, Australia)
Coöp believes sharing, inspiring and experimenting design philosophy is holistic, combining critical thoughts, style, function and time.Coöp is an ongoing collaboration between Paul Fuog and Dan Honey. This design studio was established in 2004 with …
Beijing-based street artist “A Niu.”
See above and below for a sampling of stencil work from Beijing-based street artist “A Niu.” To see more go here.
Anagrama (San Pedro, Mexico)
“Pros: More creative freedom, more creative direction. Cons: More risk.”Anagrama specialises in brand development and positioning, providing creative solutions for any type of project. It has made an intentional break with the traditional creative-agen…
Zena Holloway (London, UK)
It could be said that Zena has taken underwater photography to entirely new depths.Completely self-taught, Zena Holloway creates images that are striking, instinctive and driven by a deep understanding of her medium. She combines the highly technical a…
Rob Sheridan (Los Angeles, USA)
“The approach we wanted to take with the Social Network soundtrack art was to do something that felt connected to the film, but had our own twist on it. For the cover, we had to stick pretty closely to the posters and marketing materials. On the rest o…
Stas Madorski (Filter Club)
What do you go by – STAS Years you’ve existed – In Australia, I went by STAS, then after moving to Singapore I was known as DJ Ang Moh for 1.5 years, and have been known as STAS again for the past 7 months. What do you do for a living that makes you dope and [...]
Bruce D Ikead — W+K Tokyo Lab (Tokyo, Japan)
Bruce has a discerning eye and the ability to suss out musical talent!Currently an A&R and music producer, Bruce D. Ikead joined Wieden + Kennedy Tokyo in 1999. With a discerning eye and the ability to suss out musical talent, he’s been the ears for th…
Christophe Remy (Brussels, Belgium)
“It’s a great place to start out because the scale allows you to easily get in contact with people in the arts. Also, its open-mindedness. Brussels is less arrogant than, say, Paris.”Christophe Remy’s work has been described as “images capturing …
Collage work from MEI LIN
Check out some lovely collage work from Qingdao native designer, Mei Lin. For more of Mei Lin’s work go here.
LucyandBart — Lucy McRae, Bart Hess (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
LucyandBart has been described as an “instinctual stalking” of fashion, architecture, performance and the body.LucyandBart is collaboration between Lucy McRae and Bart Hess that has been described as an “instinctual stalking” of fashion, architecture, …
Jan Håkon Robson (Oslo, Norway)
Jan Håkon Robson’s hand drawn patterns are all about playing with perspectives.Jan Håkon Robson’s hand drawn patterns are all about playing with perspectives. One can experience two different kinds of sensation just by looking at it up close or from …
Rauzan Rahman from XS Collective
What do you go by – Rauzan Rahman / Trytoplay Years you’ve existed – 22 Years What do you do for a living that makes you dope and awesome – I just quit my day job as a Flight Attendant. Currently producing super duper DOPE & AWE50ME beats for the underground local music scene. Where do [...]
Studio Ee (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
“The graphic design scene in Slovenia has helped us to define what kind of designers we don’t want to be rather than influencing and shaping us creatively.”Studio Ee is a loose collective of five independent graphic designersin Ljubljana, the capital…
Vaughan Oliver (Epsom, UK)
Vaughan Oliver is a lucid graphic designer specializing in the music industry.Vaughan Oliver is a lucid graphic designer specializing in the music industry. He has helped maintain the identity of independent record label 4AD, as well as attracted a div…
Rub Kandy (Rome, Italy)
“Thanks to the web, I can show them to you in Hong Kong and not give a damn about the old curators living just round the corner from my house. The world changes, the artist has to be a mutant.”Italian artist Rub Kandy is best known by his anamorphosis …
Helicopter — Joshua Liberson, Ethan Trask (New York, USA)
Helicopter is a design firm focused on clients at the intersection of culture and commerce.Helicopter is a design firm focused on clients at the intersection of culture and commerce; it was founded by Joshua Liberson and Ethan Trask and is based in New…
‘An ant’s smell is stronger than a dog’s’ – Sheryo for KULT magazine
Sheryo Ang’s illustration for Kult magazine. Her theme was ‘An ant’s smell is stronger than a dog’s’. Link.
