He grew up playing loads of video games, so tattoo artist Mr Pixel (@mrpixel.tattooer) who’s based in Singapore, brings that nostalgia into his tattoo style. It reminds him of a simpler time, which especially resonates with us as we came of age in the...
Yep, yep it is fun… We’re obsessed with the weird and wonderful world of tattoo artist Woo (@lonely_weirdo_club) who’s based in Seoul in Korea. Think Botticelli’s The Birth Of Venus but it’s kewpies wrapped in spaghetti! Yep, told you, we’re OBSESSED. So we couldn’t...
Gemma and Tara Horrors (yep that’s their legal surname) met 13 years ago and fell in love – with each other and tattooing. They’ve been on quite the journey together, opening up two studios in Darlington, UK, and fighting sexist and outdated attitudes in the...
Tattoo artist Edvin Tedebring (@e.tedebring) has been tattooing for seven years and now works at Dropout in Copenhagen. Back when he first started, he thought about giving up, but his wife encouraged him to keep going – and we’re so glad he did. His work...
From his hometown of Leeds to studying in Sheffield then down to London, where he apprenticed under Henry Hate at Prick Tattoo, tattoo artist Teej’s style of heavy black work has been an evolution on this journey. The next stop took him to Sweden and...
From a girly, pink studio in a small town called Banská Bystrica in Slovakia (where you can’t order takeaway after 9pm), tattoo artist Evelina Jurković @eweltattoo creates her delicate fine-line tattoos. Here she tells us all about how she brought the style over to...
Tattoo artist Sofia Lanbina (@betstattoo) based in Munich, Germany, specialises in fineline floral tattoos. We chat to her about her freehand tattoos, her private tattoo studio and her journey into the tattoo world… What made you fall in love with tattoos? I remember the first time...
Tattoo artist Opal (@opal.tattoo) is currently in Vancouver, Canada, where she creates breathtaking landscape tattoos. In this interview, she shares her most memorable tattoo experiences and how they helped shape the artist she has become today… Opal first fell in love with tattooing at university; “when...
“So many of us delay getting tattooed because of beauty standards or because certain artists don’t want or understand how to tattoo people living in fat bodies – and that is not acceptable.“ There may be a lot of things you don’t think you can’t do...
Tattoo artist Nando (@nandotattooer) owns Nando Studio in Seoul in South Korea. His Instagram is filled with the most beautiful pet and micro tattoos – most of the tiny tattoos he creates are under 10cm! Here he talks about his delicate style, falling in love...