Iain Aitch

Iain Aitch writes on the arts, culture, identity, travel and eccentricity. He's written for The Daily Telegraph, The Observer, The Guardian, The Financial Times, The Independent, The London Evening Standard, Coast, Salon, The Idler and Bizarre. He is known for exposing new talent and putting into print what others think but are too polite or unsure to say. Iain is also interested in architecture and is London editor for Dwell, which is a people-friendly modern architecture magazine based in San Francisco. In addition, he is the inventor of World Phone-in Sick Day, and initiated the annual London Santacon: a gathering of Santas intent on festive mayhem. He recently worked as artist-in-residence with the Turner Contemporary in his home town of Margate, where he sought old mods, rockers, skinheads and punks to interview and photograph.