>Contributors (414)
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Verhoeven, JulieFashion Designer, Illustrator, Artist
Julie Verhoeven has worked in numerous ways across fashion and design, from illustration to creative direction and design consultancy. She studied fashion at Medway College (now Kent Institute), graduating in... [more]
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Rebecca & MikeArtist, Designer
Rebecca and Mike is a London-based creative partnership, whose process of creating visual communication involves analysing aspects of human cognition, behaviour, culture and experience. In 2003 IDEA magazine clarified their... [more]
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Sundsbø, SølvePhotographer
Sølve Sundsbø is a Norwegian photographer who lives in London. His career began when four months into a course at the London College of Printing he became Nick Knight’s... [more]
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Pugh, GarethFashion Designer
Gareth Pugh is a fashion designer who has received global recognition for both his outlandish clubwear and his novel approach to redefining modern luxury. Born in Sunderland, he studied on... [more]
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+41 //DIYDesigner
//DIY are a graphic design agency based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It was established by Philippe Cuendet, Laurence Jaccottet and Ivan Liechti, all graduates of the École Cantonale d'Art de Lausanne.... [more]
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Farto, AlexandreArtist
Alexandre Farto is a street artist who lives and works in London and Lisbon. He grew up in Spain, coming to London in 2007 to study for a year at... [more]
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Alexandre, GrégoirePhotographer
Grégoire Alexandre is a French photographer living and working in Paris. He was born in Rouen and studied at the National School of Photography in Arles. Alexandre’s work has appeared... [more]
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Tettamanti, JoëlPhotographer
Joël Tettamanti is a Swiss photographer who graduated from the Cantonal Art School, Lausanne, in 2001. He is a traveller and an observer best known for photography that visually represent... [more]
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KhayaArtist
Khaya is an artist and cartoonist. He was born in Tshewane, South Africa, and has lived there all his life. His passion for the genre was first sparked by the... [more]
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Sinatti, ClaudioArtist
Claudio Sinatti is a multimedia artist who lives and works in Milan, Italy. He started as a graphic and graffiti artist in the early ’90s, before moving onto directing in... [more]
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Wilcox, DominicDesigner
Dominic Wilcox is a product designer who lives and works in London. Born in Sunderland, Wilcox studied a BA at Edinburgh College of Art. He moved to Japan for a... [more]
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Yaşaroğlu, ErdilArtist
Erdil Yaşaroğlu is a cartoonist, living and working in Turkey. Born in Istanbul in 1971, he studied sculpture at the Mimar Sinan University in 2002, by which time he was... [more]
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Spencer, EwenPhotographer
Ewen Spencer is a British freelance photographer who graduated from The University of Brighton School of Art and Design in 1997. Spencer’s documentary images have been featured in British and... [more]
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Lebedev, ArtemyDesigner
Artemy Lebedev is a designer living and working in Moscow, Russia. After graduating from Moscow High School he entered Moscow Lomonosov University's School of Journalism. Lebedev has been involved... [more]
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PfadfindereiDesigner
Pfadfinderei is an international design bureau, founded in 1998 by Thomas Bierschenk and Jan Taffelt and based in Berlin. The name, literally translated as ‘pathfinders’, is derived from the nature... [more]
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BoxieArtist
Boxie is an artist born and based in Holland. Born Marco van Boxtel, he has been creating art professionally under the name Boxie since 1992. Boxie has exhibited internationally, worked... [more]
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Storey, HelenFashion Designer, Artist, Scientist
Professor Helen Storey is an artist, designer and scientist living and working in London. She graduated in Fashion from Kingston Polytechnic in 1981, then worked with Valentino and Lancetti in... [more]
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Grylls, PinnyFilmmaker
Pinny Grylls is a filmmaker born and based in London. After studying Anthropology and Archaeology at Oxford University, she and Rachel Millward co-founded the ‘Birds’ Eye View’ film festival showcasing... [more]
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Ryan, TonyScientist
Tony Ryan is the ICI Professor of Physical Chemistry and Director of the Polymer Centre at the University of Sheffield. He was born and schooled in Leeds and undertook his... [more]
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Belford, PatriciaTextile Designer
Patricia Belford is a Textile Designer working in Northern Ireland. She studied at North East London Polytechnic and in 1986 established Belford Prints, a small unique Textile business concentrating on... [more]
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Du Preez, WarrenFilmmaker, Photographer
Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton-Jones have collaborated together since 1998. Their practice is a unique collision of art direction, concept, design, photography, image creation and post-production. Their design team... [more]
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Thornton-Jones, NickFilmmaker, Photographer
Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton-Jones have collaborated together since 1998. Their practice is a unique collision of art direction, concept, design, photography, image creation and post-production. Their design team... [more]
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Evans, JasonPhotographer
Jason Evans is a multi-disciplinary photographer whose visible output has been through the 'style magazine' format, producing portraiture and fashion imagery typified by an experimental approach. He also works in... [more]
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Imano, FumikoPhotographer, Artist
Since graduating from studying Fine Art at Central Saint Martin's College of Art and Design in 1999 and Fashion Styling and Photography at the London College of Fashion in 2001,... [more]
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McDean, CraigPhotographer
Craig McDean is a photographer and filmmaker who is renowned for his striking fashion imagery and portraiture. Having discovered photography by taking pictures of his rocker friends in the North... [more]
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Newman, MarianNail Technician
Marian Newman is a manicurist. She has worked with some of the top nail care companies in the world, including being Technical and Training Director at United Beauty Products. Newman... [more]
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Stahl von Stromberg, ValeriePhotographer
Valerie Stahl von Stromberg is a photographer who lives and works in London. Born in 1976 in Munich, Germany she grew up in Cologne. After attending school in Germany and... [more]
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Westwood, VivienneFashion Designer
British designer Vivienne Westwood has been a major influence on fashion design from haute couture to ready-to-wear. Westwood's career spans the invention of punk, involving her collaboration with Malcolm McLaren,... [more]
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Viktor & RolfFashion Designer
Viktor Horsting & Rolf Snoeren are fashion designers who have worked together as Viktor and Rolf since 1993. Renowned for the cut and proportion of their designs they turn recognisable,... [more]
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Dunbar-Brunton, BenPhotographer
Ben Dunbar-Brunton is a British fashion photographer who lives and works in London. After graduating from the University in 1998 (BA Hons photographic arts), he went on the work as... [more]
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Davies, HywelWriter
Hywel Davies is a freelance fashion writer. Since his BA in Fashion Communications & Promotion at Central Saint Martin's College of Art & Design, Hywel has worked in the fashion... [more]
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McKnight, SamHair Stylist
Sam McKnight's work has regularly appeared in British Vogue and other international publications since 1980. That date marked the beginning of a remarkable career that would form the blueprint of... [more]
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Hughes, EamonnHair Stylist
Eamonn Hughes is a hair stylist who lives in London. Originally a sculptor, Hughes studied Fine Art Sculpture at Wimbledon College of Art, London, progressing on to an MA at... [more]
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Brandelli, CarloCarlo Brandelli was born in London and works as a designer. The son of Italian parents, his family has a history of involvement in luxury brands and he grew up... [more]
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Deyn, AgynessModel
Manchester born Agyness Deyn is emerging as one of the most sought after British fashion models of the moment. Her impish beauty and shock of cropped hair have already earned... [more]
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Throup, AitorFashion Designer
Aitor Throup graduated from the Royal College of Art with an MA in Menswear in 2006. In addition to garment design, he also illustrates and sculpts. Throup was born... [more]
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Tozer, JezPhotographer
Jez Tozer is a Fashion Photographer based in London. He assisted Nick Knight for three years before embarking on his own career in 2006. A major facet of Tozer’s work the... [more]
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Fury, AlexanderWriter
Alexander Fury is Editorial Assistant at SHOWstudio. Following his Foundation at Manchester Metropolitan University, Alex studied Fashion History and Theory at Central Saint Martin's in London. In 2006 and 2007,... [more]
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Van Beirendonck, WalterFashion Designer
Walter Van Beirendonck Is a fashion designer based in Belgium. He studied Fashion at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, establishing his eponymous label in 1983, showing in... [more]
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AganovichFashion Designer
Aganovich is a Whitechapel-based womenswear label launched in September 2005. The label is designed exclusively by Nana Aganovich but steeped in narrative and conceptual influences devised by Brooke Taylor. Inspirations... [more]
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Bolle, NamaleeStylist, Writer, Musician
Namalee Bolle is Fashion Director of SuperSuper magazine. Her career began in fashion writing when she won the 1999 Jackie Moore Guardian Young Fashion Journalist Award. Whilst contributing pieces... [more]
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Ponte, JoshJosh Ponte is a musical explorer and filmmaker based in London. He currently works for the Wildlife Conservation Society which was instrumental in starting Gabon’s National Parks. In 2007, he... [more]
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Ponte, GideonSet Designer
Gideon Ponte is a set and production designer who has worked on feature films including Buffalo 66, American Psycho, The Notorious Betty Page and Nacho Libre as well as several... [more]
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Vernon, BetonyDesigner
Betony Vernon is an American-born, Milan-based jewellery designer, whose aesthetic is formed by her explorations in sex, sensuality and the erotic body realm. She studied art history and metalsmithing at... [more]
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Vasconcelos, JoanaArtist
Joana Vasconcelos is an artist, born in Paris, who lives and works in Lisbon, Portugal. Vasconcelos studied Visual Arts at the Ar.Co School, Centre of Arts Visual Communication between 1989... [more]
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Hogben, RuthFilmmaker
Ruth Hogben is a photographer and filmmaker based in London. She has assisted Nick Knight since 2005, both as first photographic assistant and increasingly as editor of his fashion film... [more]
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Original SinsFashion Designer
Original Sins is a London-based fashion brand, created by Jason Moses and Michael Ellis. The brand was founded due to Moses and Ellis' interest in London nightlife and subculture, including... [more]
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PeachesMusician, Artist, Performer
Peaches is a Canadian-born musician, artist and performer. A former primary school music and drama teacher, Peaches rose to fame with her album ‘The Teaches of Peaches’, released in 2000.... [more]
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Norvik, JoachimPhotographer
Joachim Norvik is a Norwegian photographer working and living in London. After studying psychology and philosophy at the University of Oslo, he moved to London late 2001 to pursue a... [more]
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ToyinPhotographer
Toyin is a London-based fashion photographer. She undertook her formal education in photography at Bournemouth and Poole Institute of Art and Design. Her work has a distinctive sexualised quality and... [more]
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Westgarth, StevieStylist
Stevie Westgarth is a stylist who lives and works in London. While studying his zoology degree at UCL, Westgarth assisted on shoots for titles including Exit, i-D and Jalouse. Since... [more]
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Knight, NickPhotographer
Nick Knight, Director of SHOWstudio.com, is among the world’s most influential and visionary photographers. As a fashion photographer, he has consistently challenged conventional notions of beauty and is fêted for... [more]
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Chapman, Jake & DinosArtist
Jake and Dinos Chapman are artists who have worked as a collaborative team since graduating from The Royal College of Art in 1990. They first received critical acclaim for a... [more]
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Moss, KateModel
Kate Moss is one of the most famous British fashion models. Since her well-documented discovery at JFK airport by Sarah Doukas of Storm model management in 1988, Kate has appeared... [more]
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Corré, JosephFashion Designer
Joseph Corré is co-founder of the lingerie company Agent Provocateur. The son of fashion designer Vivienne Westwood and Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, Corré founded Agent Provocateur in 1994, opening... [more]