Roman Signer is an artist. And for us, at Surface to Air studio, he is a genius. His staged events may make you laugh; but that is not their express intention. Roman himself says that he will find things funny afterwards, but not at the time. And therein lies their beauty. His work, often involving [...]
We think Jonathan Zawada has a pretty good thing going on. He seems calm and at ease having recently relocated from Sydney to Los Angeles. And while he is no newcomer to the world of design, he is eager to see what he can shake up in the more established art world over there. [...]
Our friend Bertrand de Langeron is a man of many talents. Better known by his pseudonym SO-ME; he is the man behind many music videos and designs for the Ed Banger/Cool Cats crew. You might have seen him drawing along to a Busy Pictionary show or DJing the world over. A self-confessed party animal with [...]
Xavier and Gaspard have spent the last months working hard to release their critically acclaimed sophomore record ‘Audio, Video, Disco’. The photo above was taken with the model we built for the cover of the first single off their new album, ‘Civilization’. They are currently busy preparing for their world tour beginning on the 1st of [...]
Our close friend Leslie David is a Graphic Designer and Illustrator living in Paris, France. She works for high-profile clients worldwide and has a very impressive body of work. Aside from this she continues to design patterns for the Surface to Air fashion label. She is also a lover of green tea and isn’t afraid of the odd [...]
Our long-time friend Mehdi used to practice in the basement of our old office in Paris with his band Scenario Rock. At the moment he produces music and dj’s under the name DVNO. You would have heard him sing on the Justice track of the same name. I asked him about what he’s been up [...]
Our friends Antoine & Florent are the guys that make up Parisian rock band JAMAICA. I met up with them at Flo’s place in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris; where in-between his bikes, records and old synthesizers, they’ve set up their own home studio and are in the process of writing the follow-up to their first [...]
Our friend Antoine Wagner co-directed the Phoenix tour documentary ”A Mess To The Masses” (trailer below) with Francisco Soriano. I talked to Antoine about the making of his clip for Phoenix’s ‘Lisztomania’ and how he ended up on the road with them for the last two years. Karl Henkell: How did it come about that you were working together [...]
