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We invited North Nights to the Ironlak Studio to get nasty with a stash of our Ironlak marker and paint products. With Strikers, Pump Actions, Oozie Mops, and Fluid Acrylics, to choose from, and a stack of paper on hand, the stage was set to let the paint and handstyles flow. North Nights is a […]

Yanoe got his start in the City of Angels during the tag banging years of the 90s. He’s since travelled and lived all over the world – from LA, to Houston, Atlanta, Brussels, and Australia. It was in Brisbane, Australia that I first met Yanoe, many years ago. He was moonlighting as an American tourist

If you’ve ever spent any time in Brisbane, you’re probably familiar with the coalies – big dirty train carriages that transport coal – and are often blessed with a fresh lick of colour, or black and chrome, by writers from all over. You can’t talk about Brissy graff without acknowledging them, they’re such an iconic

Welcome to SPOTLIGHT where we shine some light on artists who consistently bring fire to surfaces of all kinds. Today we feature PHIL B How do you describe your style? I tend to use the words ‘illustrative style with a street art twist’. Do you have a style or do you Frankenstein what you feel the

Welcome to SPOTLIGHT where we shine some light on artists who consistently bring fire to surfaces of all kinds. Today we feature EDWIN OCREOS Where are you based and what is the graffiti scene like where you are?  I live in Brussels, Belgium. The Belgian graffiti scene is not the most consistent but there are many different

The weekend is just about here which means it’s time for Freight Train Friday. This week we featur special guest TASK  Yo TASK, where do you call home? The South. Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Georgia. How and when did fist you get into graffiti? I saw 1 fat cap tag…. and then I think in 1993 or 94 I had a

Welcome to “Get to Know” where we interview both established and emerging Artists from across the globe and take a moment to go deeper and learn about their thoughts, processes, experience and creative approach. Today we feature MEME Sponsored graffiti artist and skateboarder Meme hails from Northern California and has lived in Sacramento, Oakland, San Diego,

Join the Ironlak journey and Make Your Mark APPLY NOW! ironlak.com/au/jobs We are seeking energetic warehouse assistants to pick, pack, prepare and dispatch orders and complete general warehouse duties at our Australian Ironlak warehouse in Salisbury, Brisbane. You will be on your feet all day, preparing and sending orders for businesses and online customers. Your primary responsibility is to ensure that all orders are dispatched

Photo: Dan Bradica Ever since golden era subway graffiti in the USA ‘died’, writers in America have found a rolling alternative in freight trains. From what I’ve noticed, those into freights are really, REALLY into these big metal giants – it’s an obsession. Which is why the current Beyond The Streets exhibition in New York City could

Welcome to a new spot on lak.com called ‘Your favourite writer’s favourite writers’. The concept is super simple – we’re talking to some of the best in the game and asking them to list writers or artists who they consider some of their favourites. We can’t continue this series without talking to the dude who is

Yo RAMS, where do you call home? Auckland, New Zealand. How did you first get into graffiti?  The first night I went out specifically to tag was when I was 14, with my mate that I lived with. We went along Highway 16 in West Auckland tagging on power poles haha. I’d say what made us

In the land of sweet-treats, cakes, and coffee we linked up with SDM & LED crews of Melbourne to throw some Lak up on a freshly buffed black wall. The walls shaped up over two days, with SDM Crew taking out the left side of the laneway and LED Crew on the right. As always,