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When the time came to find someone to pose in this season's camouflage styles, the first person that came to mind was Joris Dirven, aka Reggie Satanas, longtime friend of the brand and major collector of camouflage. Joris has a big fascination with the obscure, something that immediately becomes evi

We recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of our Patta Milan store with the release of Ladri di Patta, a short film written and directed by Victor Ponten. Victor has a long history of directing Dutch rap videos, creating marketing campaigns, short films and is responsible for two feature films

We had a chat with London based artist Rasharn Powell about all things from upcoming projects & plans to favourite chairs and TV series. See what they had to say below: Rasharn, how did your relationship with music begin? My earliest memories are being in my grandparent’s house, in a room full of re

This Saturday June 6th, Patta will be streaming live from café De Duivel, with DJs Empress Messenjah, Ike Melchizedek, SP, Bao G, Margie, Waxfiend, Edson, Lil' Vic, Sandor Dayala and DJ Turne. Needless to say, de Duivel has had a few rough months. This small bar in the centre of Amsterdam was the fi

Hey Lyle, please introduce yourself to our readers. I’m Lyle Lindgren, London based filmmaker and gold teeth encyclopaedia. How did you start making films? I started out as a runner on music videos for artists like Wiley making bad coffee and worked my way up. The first music video I directed was fo

As an extension of our long standing Get Familiar blog series we’ve been speaking with some of our UK based family to see what they’ve been up to and what they’ve got planned. We caught up with London based Grime artist Big Zuu to talk about influences, future plans and all things music. Find out wh

"For me, the portrait is a theatrical play with eyes, nose, mouth, and the light as principal actors. Comedy or drama, equally interesting. I feel that in essence, every portrait is a self-portrait too, I don't want to please nor do I aim at merely creating a realistic representation. I like to capt

Meet BOJ on the microphone, one of the sexiest Afrofusion voices and co-founder of the Alté scene that celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. He is an OG in the rising Alté scene and keeps on launching music; alone, with his collective DRB Lasgidi and in collaborations like those with Ajebutte

The Alté pioneer Teezee, also known as Teni Zaccheaus JR, has always been the type of slightly below-the-radar artist that fans connect with in a fiercely personal way. This sense of intimacy is in part fueled by his DRB collective’s role as pioneers of Nigeria’s alternative music scene which values

Amsterdam based artist collective Order consists of five fine gentlemen, all with different backgrounds, combining their expertise to create, well, everything. Tattooing, graffiti, photography, music, painting, it's hard to put a label on ORDER, and at the same time, they are hard to miss. We caught

For OSCAM's second art exhibition in their new location, Patta curators Violette Esmeralda (head of photography) and Lee Stuart (brand director) have selected a variety of artists from Gilleam Trapenberg, Wes Mapes, Stacii Samidin, Serana Angelista, Shertise Solano, JeanPaul Paula to Dion Rosina. Th

We are expecting everyone (who has the privilege to safely do so) to #staythefuckhome, so we figured now is the right time to re-upload some of the older content people may have missed. We're kicking off with 2018's Watch The Sound, the 90s Hip Hop video mix by Amsterdam-based DJ SP. Patta and Patta

Sandor Dayala is one of the rising stars in the Dutch Hip Hop scene. His sets, as his name (real name, no gimmicks) are quite personal and match his identity: fun loving, positive and high energy. Blending R&B, New Wave and Hip Hop with his own contemporary style, having landed residencies at Live a

For OSCAM'S second art exhibition in their new location, Patta curators Violette Esmeralda (head of photography) and Lee Stuart (brand director) have selected a variety of artists from Gilleam Trapenberg, Wes Mapes, Stacii Samidin, Serana Angelista, Shertise Solano, JeanPaul Paula to Dion Rosina. Th

For OSCAM'S second art exhibition in their new location, Patta curators Violette Esmeralda (head of photography) and Lee Stuart (brand director) have selected a variety of artists from Gilleam Trapenberg, Wes Mapes, Stacii Samidin, Serana Angelista, Shertise Solano, Jeanpaul Paula to Dion Rosina. Th

For the OSCAM x Patta exhibition, we've interviewed the artists partaking in the event. Shertise Solano is an artist from Rotterdam of Antillean descent. She graduated from the HKU University of the Arts Utrecht in 2005 and has been combining theatre and visual arts since 2013. Shertise, how did you