Coming to London for the first time, AFRODERM is a landmark celebration of melanated skin and sacred African tattoo traditions
Aug 20, 2025
From castle ruins to gothic calligraphy, medieval aesthetics are rife in tattoo culture. But far from cosplay, this return to the dark ages signals something deeper
Aug 12, 2025
From a Ukrainian rave to London’s final INFERNO night, we’ve searched the Dazed archive for the best tattoos from the club
Jul 18, 2025
What draws people to get inked on the unluckiest day of the year? We hit the tattoo parlours of New York to find out
Jul 14, 2025
From terminally online nihilism to emotional attachment, what makes someone want a brand logo tattooed on their body?
Jul 10, 2025
The tattooist opens up about her deep connection to nature, Auckland’s ‘incredible’ close-knit scene, and what it was like to appear in the singer’s latest music video
Jul 02, 2025
Using audio frequency analysing and custom code, the tattoo artist turns ephemeral voice notes, songs and soundbites into permanent designs
May 30, 2025
Rosary beads wrapped around thighs and angel numbers on wrists – tattoos are becoming a way for a generation to reclaim a connection to Christianity on their own terms
May 13, 2025
These tattoo artists are pushing the digital frontier with their controversial, cyborgian designs. Get to know them here
Trump is going after members of a Venezuelan gang – and all it takes is a rainbow-coloured autism awareness tattoo to get caught in the crossfire
Apr 02, 2025
As more people get inked, anti-tattoo rhetoric around ‘clean girls’ and ‘bumper stickers’ is predictably ramping up online – but we’ve been down this road before
Mar 19, 2025
The East London artist on religious iconography, the state of tattooing today and making a dress for Dilara’s AW25 collection
Mar 13, 2025
Get to know seven artists pushing the digital frontier with their polarising post-ironic designs
Feb 11, 2025
The multi-faith collective hopes to ‘subvert expectations’ with their designs
Feb 07, 2025
Matching tattoos might conjure up the thought of frat bros, cursed couples, or diehard groupies but there’s one exclusive group that’s got it down. Olympians
Jul 25, 2024