Meet Lauren Hinds, an Illustrator and cartoonist living and working in Trinidad & Tobago with more than a decade of experience marked by a catalogue of stories told in both handmade, self-published books and formally published successes.
Adam ‘Foreigner’ Cooper, A multi-hyphenate in an increasingly deep sea of them, Cooper’s cross-cultural group hug continues into Carnival, and in the part of the festival he totes in his carry-on.
If you look up ‘wanderlust’ in the dictionary, you just might find the name Shanya Greene. For many years the designer has been an avid traveller. In the past two years alone she embarked on a nomadic journey spanning New York, Europe, Trinidad, and Bali. Her clothing brand, by SHANYA, formerly known as BagLady Basics, serves as a testament to her escapades. “When I travel I walk a lot. I want something that feels comfortable.” Even as we spoke, Shanya was somewhere else. While I looked out at the night sky, Shanya perched in her Sydney apartment where the day was still new.
Brittney Williams, affectionately known as Stikxz is a creative through and through. The internationally celebrated young chef from Jamaica is making waves across the globe with her eclectic culinary artistry.
Over geranium tea in Barataria, Trinidad, I met with Baidawi Assing, the creator of the popular Trinidadian YouTube food channel, with 115,000 followers and growing, ‘EatAhfood’.
Symoné Currie, is the founder and creative genius at the helm of ‘Metal x Wire’ -a brand that embraces fluidity and individual expression with a penchant for melding the delicate with the daring in a way that challenges tradition.
Jeffrey Wight, known in the artistic world as Will the Wolf, creates music that exudes an undeniable magnetism. With each release, he invites us on an epic journey, unfolding tales through music and video that range from whimsical to intensely heartfelt. You can’t help but be swept along.
APRIL, 2023 Victoria Tom creates clothes you want to live in. The composing of an essential ‘made in the Caribbean’ wardrobe. Clothes I’d wear daily. This idea of wearing anything repeatedly might sound like blasphemy in a time where it seems most fashionable to document every moment and outfit for a digital show. Still, Victoria […]
August 26, 2020 In a world on the brink of environmental catastrophe there is no shortage of causes to align yourself with to help turn back the clock. From reducing carbon emissions, waste reduction and management, preserving ecosystems, protecting endangered species and tackling consumerism. One area of activism is undoubtedly food. The choices we make […]
March 02, 2020 I first attended New Wave JA about 2 years ago in 2017, and the theme of the night was “Arts + Architecture”. At the time, I was an architecture student so I was pretty intrigued to find out what the event had in store. The venue was filled with like-minded contemporaries, both […]
