31.08.2010 by Randa Wazen
With only three days to go until our Rough Edges Issue comes out, we thought it fitting to run with a series that's been tantalising our rough-sides so much we actually featured it in September's edition at the last minute. Yves Decamps’ Scanning Arequipa series documents his four-year […] Continue
28.06.2010 by Randa Wazen
We teamed with Brussels-based collective Kiss Kiss Gang Bang for our breakthrough 101. Not only did they do a great job staging and capturing the essence of ambition driven fame hungry wannabes, they even threw in some kick-ass behind the scenes videos. Below are the making-of segments of […] Continue
24.06.2010 by Renasha Khan
They provided the soundtrack to our teenage years and introduced us to sounds overlooked by the mainstream, but is there still a role for pirate radio stations in the podcast era ? Writer Marcus Barnes, photography Charlotte May Wales, additional research by Renasha Khan In 1994 we fell in love […] Continue
14.06.2010 by Randa Wazen
Many of the objects that we overlook or take for granted have had an extraordinary role to play in human history. From concrete to the cathode ray tube: yesterday’s breakthrough discovery often becomes tomorrow’s trash. Photography Guy Van Laere Additional research Hettie Judah "For over one billion people in the developing […] Continue
07.06.2010 by Randa Wazen
A Brussels landmark as soon as its doors opened eight years ago, the iconic Café Belga has become the social hub that transformed a neighbourhood. It was just a matter of time until this local institution made it in our pages and the Breakthrough theme was simply the perfect fit. Photography Continue
03.06.2010 by Nicholas Lewis
We're quite often given cars to test out and toy around with, but very rarely do they warrant a mention on these here pages. Given the sheer power of this one, the unbelievable amounts of envious looks we were given (yes, even we were suprised how much cachet people seem […] Continue
01.06.2010 by Nicholas Lewis
Life at the cutting edge can get pretty exhausting – kept awake at night by genius ideas, burning through the shoe leather as you sprint your way too and from the patent office, wrestling frustration as things fail to fall into place just so – we thought we’d help out […] Continue
31.05.2010 by Nicholas Lewis
Music has the ability to move us emotionally and effect us physically, to boost spirits and make a crowd move as one – but this power can have unforeseen, and even unpleasant consequences Writer Hettie Judah, illustrations Marcel Ceuppens War is heavy metal George Gittoes’ documentary Soundtrack to War explores the […] Continue
31.05.2010 by Nicholas Lewis
Symphony orchestra conductors occupy somewhat of an intriguing place in the collective psyche of the uninitiated. Seen as the towering and commandeering figures passionately gesticulating to a loyal band of string, brass, woodwind and percussion followers, conductors (more so than the superstar soloists they often invite) have come to embody […] Continue
29.05.2010 by Randa Wazen
Flick through any of your current coffee table favourites, and you'll quickly notice the heavy bond between today's bands and brands. Models fashioned to look like rock stars, bands endorsing brands, musicians turned actors playing musicians posing in ads, it's all almost incestuous. Below is the piece we ran in […] Continue
19.05.2010 by Nicholas Lewis
Three days until our Breakthrough Issue hits the street, here's a mini teaser series courtesy of Melika, our current photography intern. Soft-spoken and suggestive, the duplicity of its meaning as well as its layered finish lends the series a powerful, theme-specific narative. Photography Melika Ngombe. The serie's first image will also be […] Continue
16.03.2010 by Nicholas Lewis
Giving an extended online lease of life to an article we ran with in our skin issue, here's the piece Randa (our newly-posted London correspondant) did on Dover Street Market. Photography Charlotte May Wales Dover Street Market still feels fresh as new despite being around for half a decade, […] Continue
