Young People

Young People

Emerging musicians or bands:

1. Macklemore

Mixing oldschool with fresh rap sounds. Encouraging thrifting and eclectic style to hip hop enthusiasts. 

2. Miguel 

Mixing old school and funky cool sounds with soulful R&B. Miguel's style is sleek, futuristic and put together head to toe.

3. Grimes

Electric avant-garde is slowly picking up. Grimes fashion sense is daring, out there and unique. 

4. AlunaGeorge

Dubstep, soulful sounds and pop mix makes up AlunaGeorge. Her style is fresh, laid back and minimal.

5. Solange

Pop, electric, and soul makes Solange's music truly unique. Her fashion sense brings mixed prints, bohemian cool and down town chic to a new level. 

Emerging artists, creators or innovators:

1. Leanie Van Der Vyver

Leanie Van Der Vyver's perspective on fashion is a unique one. Her creations push us to being thinking and start conversations about our society and where we are going. 

2. Brandon Stanton (Humans of New York)

HONY's amazing ability to capture the everyday lives of New Yorkers captivates, inspires and makes NYC seem so much smaller because we see ourselves that much better through Brandon Stanton's amazing photography and documentation. 

3. Brian Donnelly (KAWS)

Brian Donnelly's reinterpretation of American cartoons such as Mickey Mouse, The Simpsons and Spongebob is a fresh new take on Pop Art era. His bold and colorful creations are a playful take on popular culture. 

4. Evan Gruzis

Even Gruzis is a contemporary artist that creates a blend of flat and graphic quality with the watercolor and ink-on-paper mediums. His creations are bold, satiric and have a very designed aesthetic. 

5. Ruby Sky Stiler

Ruby Sky Stiler creates most of her work in carved wood, foam core, marble and ceramic collaged together to create her art work. Her cubist sensibility is reinterpreted in her classic shapes with a new combined medium that makes her work unique.