Born in Rio de Janeiro and based between London and São Paulo, artist Alexandre da Cunha challenges the implicit value systems of matter in his work. In his careful arrangement of material and objects, whether domestic, utilitarian or disposable, da Cunha re-evaluates hierarchies of attention and perception by scrutinising the play of shape, form and…
Established in 2016, pop-up eatery Tuk Tuk Sri Lankan Bites serves up traditional Sri Lankan cuisine and street food, alongside a unique offering of Sri Lankan-influenced Southern American fare. Founded by chef Samantha Fore, a first generation Sri Lankan-American from Lexington, Kentucky, the pop-up, typically set up behind Lexington’s Arcadium Bar pre-pandemic, was born after…
The territory between accurate recollection and false memory is explored in the richly toned and layered paintings of London-based artist Antonia Showering. Combining elements of her cultural heritage with personal experience, the paintings’ fluid forms, both figurative and abstract, point to the deeply subjective nature of representation. Showering’s process begins with the application of distemper…
Lillian Luk, behind London’s Shanghai Supper Club, grew up in the sprawling urban centre of Shanghai, well fed by her grandmother whom she notes was a “fantastic cook and a culinary fountain of wisdom.” During her numerous voyages around the world, Luk honed her talents as a skilled eater and in 2014, encouraged by her…
Italian for “no sex/no gender,” No Sesso is the Los Angeles fashion house founded by Pierre Davis in 2015. She helms the brand with Autumn Randolph and Arin Hayes; together they’ve created a line that challenges the conventions of fashion, art, culture and design. A community powered brand that focuses on empowering people of all…
Food writer, restaurateur and chef, Ravinder Bhogal, behind Marylebone restaurant Jikoni, was born in Kenya to Indian parents. When she immigrated to London as a child, the cooking of her new home collided with a heritage that crossed continents. What materialised was a playful approach to the world’s larder, represented in Bhogal’s lawless concoctions that…
New York-based herbalist Jade Marks is the resourceful mind behind apothecary and design project 69herbs. As Marks puts, 69herbs “aestheticises a dream of collective healing by blending fantasy, faggotry, and folk herbalism.” The colourful apothecary’s blends focus on trans and queer health, accessibility, and harm reduction, and all their herbal creations are handmade in Brooklyn…
Ukrainian designer Masha Popova graduated earlier this year from Central Saint Martins’ esteemed Fashion masters programme. Exploring diverse and seemingly disparate sources of inspiration in her work, underpinned by memories of a childhood spent in post-Soviet Ukraine, Popova’s subversive hybrid couture-sportswear offers new perspectives on garment making, celebrating traditions of fashion history while utilising the…