The tattoo trend
4 Mins read
Tattoos have become the latest statement in the fashion industry but, where did this trend begin?
Saving Southbank
8 Mins read
After winning the Long Live Southbank Campaign, what’s next for the birthplace of UK skateboarding?
The deepening dilemma over food banks
5 Mins read
Artefact investigates how important food banks have become and how the number of people in poverty is growing rapidly.
Radio 1 at 50: Fighting to stay relevant
8 Mins read
Are internet radio stations the new pirates? Strong community, diverse roster and digital engagement may be giving them the edge over older rivals.
Small town, big heroes
9 Mins read
The stories of six people who fought to give the small Catalan town of Aiguaviva the right to democracy on October 1st.
Instagram is the social network deemed the most detrimental to the mental well-being of young adults, but are memes about mental health helpful or harmful?
Albania: A country in transition
14 Mins read
Twenty years after the Albanian Civil War and the biggest diaspora in its history, Artefact explores how the Balkan country is being resurrected from a state of emergency.
Why do South Koreans want white skin?
4 Mins read
As skin whitening procedures become increasingly popular, we’re left wondering just why pale skin is seen as so desirable?
The art of the wheel
4 Mins read
We take a road trip to discover ‘Truck Art’, a unique form of expression that is created to highlight Pakistani heritage.
Cocaine in the kitchen
5 Mins read
Gordon Ramsay claims cocaine use is ‘rife’ in professional kitchens, but is he right? Artefact investigates.