Olivia Atkins

Olivia Atkins is a London-based freelance writer, with a knack for penning people profiles, love for film & interest in art. She has worked at various publications with bylines at Soho House, The Drum, It’s Nice That, VICE & more. She's mainly interested in discovering new artistic talent, dissecting cultural trends & discussing the importance of creativity across mediums.

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From the series, Urban Isolation © Stuart Allen
Inspiration Photography

Urban Isolation: Stuart Allen on his love of photographing lonesome buildings

Inspiration Graphic Design

Hudson-Powell revamps robotics identity for Intrinsic and creates bespoke visual tool

From the series, Wild Swimmers © Alexander Ward
Inspiration Photography

Alexander Ward on how wild swimming cultivates solace, stoicism and a sense of community

© Jeff Rothstein
Inspiration Photography

Photographer Jeff Rothstein on taking inspiration from New York City's aliveness

Inspiration Graphic Design

The Tomato Stall updates its identity to sunshine-toting Isle of Wight Tomatoes

Installation view of Cristina Iglesias, Dear Earth – Art and Hope in a Time of Crisis. Photo: Mark Blower. Courtesy the Hayward Gallery
Inspiration Art & Culture

Dear Earth: Artworks to inspire collective action, and promote care for our planet

Mike Nelson, MAGAZIN: Büyük Valide Han, 2003. Installation view, Büyük Valide Han, 8th International Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul, 2003. Photo credit: Mike Nelson, Courtesy the artist and 303 Gallery, New York; Galleria Franco Noero, Turin; Matt’s Gallery, London; and neugerriemschneider, Berlin
Insight Art & Culture

Mike Nelson on his sensory new survey, scavenging objects and simulating reality

© Julia Shore
Inspiration Crafts

Embroidery for 'presence, clarity of mind and connection to nature', says artist Julia Shore

Lanre Malaolu
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Differently Does It: BBH celebrates difference and its 40th anniversary by screening four winning shorts

Two gin, a piece from the Midnight Names series © Danielle Clough
Inspiration Crafts

Experiments in thread work: Danielle Clough on finding joy with the needle

© Stephen Wong Chun Hei
Inspiration Art & Culture

Stephen Wong Chun Hei on weaving hiking, hillsides & heart-stopping nature into his art

Despair © Trevor Shin, 2022
Inspiration Illustration

Illustrator Trevor Shin on making mistakes intuitively and practicing improvised and instinctive

© Bernie Kaminski
Inspiration Art & Culture

For the love of Papier-mâché: Artist Bernie Kaminski on being playful & experimental with art

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