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Nicolo Stain
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Suggested reads
Article
WWII Tattoos: From Holocaust Markings to Sailors and Soldiers
How WWII shaped tattoo culture, from the personal symbols of sailors and soldiers to the forced numbering of prisoners at Auschwitz.
Article
Irezumi vs Horimono
Two names for the same Japanese tattoos, often traded as synonyms yet far from identical: where each word comes from, why one still carries the shadow of punishment, and which to reach for in front of a master.
Interview
In conversation with Marcus Tinh Pham
East Van roots and Japanese discipline. A conversation on sacrifice, permanence, and why just being good isn't good enough anymore.
Interview
In conversation with Liz Koss
Exploring spooky aesthetics, the science of aging ink, and the quiet power of drawing without a goal.
Article
A Deep Dive on Early European, British and American Tattooers
From Sutherland MacDonald to Bert Grimm, a history of the early tattooers who helped shape American traditional and Western tattooing.
Suggested studios
Hollow & Bloom Tattoo
goshen, united states
Tainted Flesh Body Art
wilmington, united states
Inkwell Tattoo Studio
Vancouver, Canada
Yonge St. Tattoos
toronto, canada
Mojos Tattoo Parlor
alken, belgium
Tao Space Tattoo Studio
vancouver, canada
Suggested artists
Omer Tunca
Travelling
Simone
Travelling
Frank Milazzo
Goshen, United States
Cate Fatteicher
regina, canada
Sara Haroun
toronto, canada
RILLA
toronto, canada