Manchester-based leftfield trio that is GoGo Penguin draws on a number of genres to create music that is distinctively theirs. Pianist Chris Illingworth speaks about that musical journey – and of how jazz factors into it.
Who actually engineers the sound effect for films? Take a deeper look into the world of foley, featuring an exclusive interview with foley artist Barnaby Smyth.
We meet Craig and Rebecca Struthers, husband and wife at the helm of Struthers Watchmakers. Creating new watches and repairing others that at times are centuries old, the duo is responsible for helping us manage one of our most precious resources: time. The tick of a watch, says Rebecca, is like a heartbeat.
Los Angeles-based indie rock band Slow Hollows has gotten co-signs from Tyler, The Creator and Frank Ocean. With a new album coming out, they are ready to be a household name.
We meet Alexander Roden, workshop manager at Yard-O-Led, makers of sterling silver pens and pencils for nearly 200 years. From their studio in Birmingham’s jewellery district, the writing instruments they create are second to none – and have no trouble finding loyal customers across the globe.
For designer Alexandra Llewellyn, working life is all fun and games. That’s because she’s found a niche for herself in making exquisite backgammon boards and poker sets. Inspired by the joy and clamour of street-side backgammon playing, the games she makes today explore materiality – using not just wood, but leather, metal, glass and stones – transforming the experience altogether.
From releasing soulful covers on YouTube to singing backup for Erykah Badu, Durand Bernarr is that artist that you need to know about.
Designer James Shaw not only creates objects and furniture; he creates the material they’re made from. His best-known works are made of extruded post-consumer plastics: ostensibly saved from a destiny of centuries in a landfill, the plastic is dyed with pigments, and then reshaped into playfully weird but hard-working, functional pieces.
Despite their stoic demeanor, our dads have shaped us to dream bigger and achieve so much more. In time for Father’s Day, check out some these famous dads in music who have written songs for their kids.
We meet artist Yinka Ilori, whose playfully bright style has been applied to everything from chairs, to playgrounds, to public infrastructure. Drawing from his Nigerian heritage, his work is inspired from music by the likes of Fela Kuti, King Sunny Ade, Ebenezer Obey.
