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Gabriel Alcala seems to be one of those magically-minded creatives who glide across multiple disciplines and mediums with envy-inducing ease. Some may recognise him as the successful freelance illustrator and designer who has been commissioned by the likes of Apple, The New York Times and MTV for his striking and often humorous images. Others might also know Gabriel as the front man and guitarist from the Miami freak-rock band Jacuzzi Boys.

Describing himself as a mix between a photographer and observational comic artist, Gabriel has an awesome knack for drawing unlikely and unexpected relationships between...

Every so often we stumble across an artist whose work makes us think, ‘how on flippin’ earth did they come up with this?’. Clever and super talented London-based illustrator Kyle Platts is one of those guys.

Like most artistically-inclined folk, Kyle reckons he’s been drawing ever since he was a little kid — he just didn’t stop. Growing up in Sheffield and despite being told by a careers advisor to work in a steel mill rather than pursue a career as a cartoonist, he studied illustration at Camberwell College of Arts and graduated in 2011. Just...

Ok, so we’re never going to look at the humble yoga mat the same ever again thanks to Baltimore-based artist Alex Ebstein. Using the PVC mats as her medium, Alex overlaps the world of art and sport with her abstract yoga mat ‘paintings’, playing on the palettes and materials of the fitness world. Anyone who has been to a yoga class before is familiar with the look and feel of the mats beneath the hands and body. When we look at Alex’s work we can’t help but feel the rubbery, grid-like texture on our own hands. We can...

Oopsy, we just spent a good hour in the online world of Emily Forgot. Weaving through the pastel archways and primary coloured staircases of her wooden assemblage sculptures, getting caught up in the intuitive shapes used in her collages and the general bright, exciting vibe of her world.

Emily Forgot is the curious and apt moniker of London-based graphic artist Emily Alston. Since graduating from the Liverpool school of Art & Design in 2004, she’s carved a pretty beautiful spot for herself in the realm of freelance, and worked with some of the biggest cultural...

Bobby Clark is one of those people whose online presence is a breath of fresh air. In a time of image bombardment and overload, her place in the web is a space you can retreat to for positive, calming vibes by way of her beautiful, warming photography and meditative artwork.

Bobby is a Scottish-born artist living in Melbourne. The creative path was more or less instilled in her DNA, growing up in a tiny town called Greenock, surrounded by an inspiring and creative family. After studying art and design, then fashion and textiles, Bobby moved...