Exclusive – Meeting the developers of new start-up Artik
Artik offers creatives a way to provide one another with honest, concise feedback on their work. We spoke to founders Allegra and Hadi about the business and their ambitions to redefine modern art communities. If you’re a young artist trying to make a name for yourself you may want to...
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Exclusive – Tim Tadder’s ‘Black is a Color’ challenges binary perceptions of race
Internationally acclaimed photographer and conceptual fine artist Tim Tadder believes he has an innate duty to create social awareness through his work. His latest collection of portraits called ‘Black is a Color’ is a masterclass in tonality and form which looks beyond the binary view of race. If you’re not...
Exclusive – ZEBEDE on navigating the music industry in 2021
We spoke with up-and-coming band ZEBEDE about the trials of pursuing a music career, how they've stayed resilient during the pandemic, and even managed to garner some advice for Gen Z on successfully navigating a creative passion in the 21st century. A neo-soul band that blends a mixture of modern...
Exclusive – Alaia De Santis on making it big in the art world
A prime example of the talent, discipline, and patience it takes to become a household name as an artist, Gen Z creative Alaia De Santis shares her advice on how to succeed in the industry. 22-year-old fine arts graduate Alaia de Santis has come a very long way since realising...
Exclusive – Gen Z start-up ‘Da Bomb’ and entrepreneurship
According to a recent study, 54% of Gen Z want to run their own business. Teen sisterpreneurs Isabel and Caroline Bercaw began doing so when they were just 11 and 12 years old. Heralded as the innovative, tech-savvy, social-change focused and self-starting generation, Gen Z is altering the face of...
Exclusive – Explaining the rise of AR with experts Ant and Alex
Augmented reality filters and interactive games have exploded in popularity this year, especially with Gen Zers. We sat down to discuss all things AR with two industry leaders, Ant Hagan and Alex Semenzato. If you’ve ever sent a friend a selfie with a face filter, or made a TikTok using...
Exclusive – Chatting to Prospect 100 design winner Ryan Roddy
22 year old designer and Prospect 100 winner Ryan Roddy talks to us about his corkscrew sneaker, future career plans, and offers up tips for other Gen Z creatives. It’s been an exciting few weeks for Ryan Roddy, the brains behind Prospect 100’s winning entry for its latest sneaker design competition. For those unaware, Prospect 100 offers under 25s opportunities to show off their work and potentially bag career-boosting internships...
Exclusive – What the Danish mink-cull means for the future of fur production
Humane Society International/Europe's senior director of public affairs Dr Joanna Swabe expands on the looming nationwide mink cull to combat Covid mutation fears, an animal welfare tragedy, but a significant development in the fight to end fur farming. On November 6, the Danish government ordered a cull of every mink in the country due to fears that a Covid-19 mutation spreading from animals to humans could seriously jeopardise future vaccines....
Exclusive – Meeting the creators of new Gen Z art magazine Gatekeeper
Gatekeeper is giving new and aspiring young artists resources and insights into the world of art, helping them to understand the ins and outs of an over-commercialised industry. The art market is huge, estimated to be valued at over $64.1 billion USD. That’s a crazy high number, one that’s been generated via politics, hierarchy, and elitism. That’s before you even consider that the industry remains largely unregulated, meaning the...
Exclusive – POM is the next gen dating app that matches people through music
I sat down with the 21-year-old founder of dating app POM to talk tunes, tech, Lewis Capaldi, and why 2020 might be the best year ever to start a business. As our world's suddenly became a lot smaller during the events of 2020 many of us chose to seek refuge in digital spaces, and there’ve been few industries that have benefitted more from the pandemic than online dating. Match...
