Thomas Demand

Editorial / 2008 / Berlin
Published in Style and the Family Tunes / Berlin

When Thomas Demand was given the first exhibition at a newly renovated MoMA in New York, it was clear that Demand had quietly become one of the most important artists today. His work consists predominantly of photographs of spaces that have been elaborately rebuilt out of paper, creating an unsettling effect of artificial reality.
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Dries van Noten

Editorial / 2009 / Antwerp
Published in mono.kultur / Berlin

In his quiet ways, Dries van Noten has established himself as one of the most respected and influential fashion designers in the world. In a highly globalised industry that is all too often more concerned with image rather than quality, the notoriously media-shy but truly charming Belgian has gained praise not only for his unique sense for colours, fabrics and the combination of modern elegance with traditional craft, but also for his uncompromising and personal approach.
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Carsten Nicolai / Alva Noto

Editorial / 2010 / Berlin
Published in The Wire / London

Equally successful as musician and as fine artist, Carsten Nicolai approaches both media with the same conceptual precision. Regardless of whether he might work with ideas based on mathematics, science or natural phenomena, the result is frequently stunning, aesthetically and sonically.
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Klaxons / James Righton

Editorial / 2006 / Berlin
Published in Groove / Berlin

Never ashamed of a catchy tune, the Klaxons have catapulted themselves into the British charts within a matter of months with their power pop, creating an entire movement along the way. Thus spearheading London's short-lived New Rave scene, the Klaxons are already one step ahead and undoubtedly here to stay.
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Tilda Swinton

Editorial / 2009 / Berlin
Published in mono.kultur / Berlin

The thoroughly wonderful Tilda Swinton is hardly in need of an introduction. The Scottish actress seems equally comfortable appearing in mainstream Hollywood productions and on the covers of glossy women's magazines as she does headlining independent low-budget films or lending her name to a variety of goodwill projects – all without losing one ounce of her fiercely independent spirit and credibility. And it is maybe precisely the capability of appealing to a wide range of tastes while still retaining a very defined and strong personality that constitutes Tilda Swinton's most remarkable trait.
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