hypebeast magazine issue 37 the architects issue

How BELOWGROUND Became Hong Kong’s New Cultural Courtyard
Design

How BELOWGROUND Became Hong Kong’s New Cultural Courtyard

BELOWGROUND turns transit energy into modular community. The team behind its redesign breaks down the refined, street-conscious space made for convergence-with-purpose.

John Glacier: Breaking the Ice
Music

John Glacier: Breaking the Ice

On the brink of her second album, UK experimental rapper and producer John Glacier meditates on joy as resistance and why culture is the one thing you can’t kill. Read our Digital Cover on the artist quietly becoming one of music’s most essential voices.

Björk Wears His Wigs. So Does a Humanoid Robot
Fashion

Björk Wears His Wigs. So Does a Humanoid Robot

Tokyo artist Tomihiro Kono treats human hair as a medium of transformation, crafting “Space Creatures” that suggest tentacles, feathers, and deep-sea organisms. Some are so strange they confuse facial recognition software.

How NÒMARHYTHM TEXTILE's Flaws Won Over Nike and Needles
Fashion

How NÒMARHYTHM TEXTILE's Flaws Won Over Nike and Needles

The Tokyo label is celebrating 20 years of blurring the line between fashion and art.

How ssstein Became the Most Essential Wardrobe in Menswear
Fashion

How ssstein Became the Most Essential Wardrobe in Menswear

Kiichiro Asakawa’s gift is creating a rarefied version of the familiar. Ten years in, his label ssstein has turned that instinct into one of fashion’s most discerning labels.

The Internet Put Its Faith in No/Faith — Now PUMA’s All-In
Fashion

The Internet Put Its Faith in No/Faith — Now PUMA’s All-In

Led by self-taught designer Luis Dobbelgarten, NO/FAITH STUDIOS turned social media momentum into a self-sustaining empire built outside the traditional fashion system.


Why Ryota Daimon Is the Rap Elite’s Go-To Airbrush Master
Art

Why Ryota Daimon Is the Rap Elite’s Go-To Airbrush Master

The artist has built one of the most recognizable airbrush aesthetics in the game — with a compressor in hand, sumi ink in his roots, and rap and fashion’s upper echelons knocking at his door.

How everyone Became Japan’s Best Kept Fashion Secret
Fashion

How everyone Became Japan’s Best Kept Fashion Secret

Ryo Miyoshi’s brand everyone may look like a minimalist clothing label, but behind the garments is a slow-built world shaped by small shops, shared taste, and the lost art of putting people on.

Why Do Patcharavipa’s Watches Take Nearly 9000 Hours to Finish?
Fashion

Why Do Patcharavipa’s Watches Take Nearly 9000 Hours to Finish?

Thai jewelry outfit Patcharavipa is crafting one-of-one watches at the speed of art.

Aurel Schmidt: The Art World Antagonist
Art

Aurel Schmidt: The Art World Antagonist

The trash-talking, horned-up world of Aurel Schmidt is as interesting as her inimitable illustration practice. After almost two decades of success outside the institutional gallery system, she’s still got more to say.

Joji's Vanishing Act
Music

Joji's Vanishing Act

With “Piss in the Wind,” Joji builds a 21-track world that keeps the spotlight on the songs and off the man behind them.

How a Pierre Paulin Sofa Led to a Music Label
Design Hypebeast Magazine

How a Pierre Paulin Sofa Led to a Music Label

When musicians started seeking out his father’s furniture, Benjamin Paulin took note. The result is Sounds Like Paulin — a studio, a label, and a community built inside his Paris family home.

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