Ashes 57 solo show + Swamp 81 party
Image courtesy of Big Up Magazine LAVA returns to Gramaphone on 11th March, and this time we’re taking over the whole building for a combined art and music event! As the designer for Swamp 81, Ashes 57 is heavily involved in the dubstep scene. As well as designing album artwork and flyers, she is the [...]
BRUNO 9LI AT THE RAG FACTORY
We are very excited to announce that Bruno 9li will be headlining our event at The Rag Factory. This will be his first major London show. 9li, (pronounced ‘Novelli’) has emerged in recent years as one of Brazil’s brightest young artists. A native of Sao Paulo, 9li has been gaining admirers across Europe and America. [...]
Ricky Powell on Rivington Street
Our friends Kyle and Kyle have opened up a new shop on Rivington Street – Well worth checking out next time you’re in Shoreditch. They invited LAVA Collective to kit the place out with artwork and we duly obliged. For the next couple of months an exclusive selection of Ricky Powell prints are available for sale [...]
RAGTIME!
We’re taking over the Rag Factory for the May Day Bank Holiday Weekend: April 29th – May 3rd. Gonna be big! For those of you that haven’t been there yet, The Rag Factory is on Heneage Street, just off Brick Lane. It is a cluster of warehouse-style spaces leading off a cute little courtyard. We [...]
After party location revealed!
The Cityscape after party will take place on November 5th at the Princess Alice pub, 40-42 Commercial Street, 10pm-3am. We are excited to welcome dubstep heavyweights Mala, Loefah and Pokes to headline the event. It is a great opportunity to see these guys in an intimate setting, away from the roadblock madness of DMZ. To get [...]
Guess who we’ve been chilling with
From Warhol and Basquiat to Run DMC and KRS ONE, Ricky Powell’s photgraphy depicts global icons in intimate surroundings. Going through Powell’s back catalogue with him is an incredible experience; Jam Master Jay is all smiles at the airport, a young LL Cool J hangs out in a nightclub with his entourage, Eric B and [...]
When Paddy met Shepard
Visiting Studio No. 1 you get a sense that you are entering into a unique working environment. Everyone is really talented and motivated and they are all buzzing around in a productive but slightly chaotic fashion. At the centre of it all is one man; Shepard Fairey. He is a blur of activity, juggling a [...]
Mike Baca – Every picture tells a story
Today we picked up a dope piece by Destroy & Rebuild. It has a raw graffiti sensibility combined with a sophisticated use of collage and hand-finishing techniques. In this video Mike Baca tells the story behind the cop car that appears at the bottom of the canvas.
Peru Ana Ana Peru
Peru Ana Ana Peru are on a mission to redecorate New York. Their beautiful hand-made posters liven up the city’s darkest corners, injecting humour and vivacity into desolate spaces. Yesterday they let us come round to their studio for a sneak preview of their forthcoming show. We were hoping to pick up some silk screen [...]