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THE EDITORIAL GROUPTattoo Life Production is an international publishing group specialised in publications dedicated to the art of tattooing and its fusion with street culture. Today tattooing is considered to be an active channel of communication on a world-wide scale. Its tradition and history are combined in an art form which touches many different social and cultural levels. According to sociologists and communication professionals, tattooing has for some years now been a contemporary habit; its ico-nography and imagery influence fashion, art and the way of life of recent generations. Conveying a message through a tattoo has now become one of the most assertive and instant means of communication. Just like Facebook and Twitter, it reaches a

large audience and is a quick and instantaneous means of com-munication, which knows no geographical boundaries and is ac-cessible to everyone.

Tattoo Life Production is the editorial leader in this field. Thanks to its extremely high standards it is the best cultural platform for tattooing; it is approved and supported by an ex-tremely widespread group of readers, who have been fans of the magazines for more than 10 years. Due to the varied range of publications on offer and the different means of communi-cation, it reaches a huge cross-section of people of all ages, interests, cultures and backgrounds.

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THE MAGAZINES

With the exception of Tattoo Italia (which is exclusive to the Italian market) all the rest of the magazines are:l Available world-wide in 5 languages: French, English, Ital-ian, Spanish and Germanl Distributed and on sale in 48 countries – see the map l Available bi-monthlyl Circulation: 180,000 per issueThe extremely high circulation and the international nature of the Group’s magazines sets them apart from their com-petitors whose language, sales and editorial decisions are

WITH ITS HEADqUARTERS IN MILAN, ITALy, THE GROUP cONSISTS Of 5 TITLES:

focused on single, local markets.The main editorial team always has an eye on internation-al events and the presence of local editors throughout the world keeps the magazines up to date on what is happening in the world of tattooing. The Tattoo Life Production editorial team is composed of journalists and professional photographers who travel the world providing editorial material on the most interesting international events (they also present the latest products and news concerning the Group).

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EDITORIAL PUBLIcATIONS

This is the Group’s photographic archive, which is available on line by subscription. With over 35,000 photographs of the best works on skin and thanks to constant updat-ing with new material submitted by the best international tattooists, this is an extremely useful tool for anyone wanting to find new ideas for a tattoo.

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Tattoo Life Production is the editor of the title Tattoo Artist Yearbook. Today it features along with three other Yearbooks in Europe: Italy, Spain, UK & Ireland.

The Group’s yearbooks offer an extremely efficient platform for professionals to present themselves and be seen in their own countries.

This is a series of prized volumes on the art of tattooing and is considered to be the finest editorial production of its kind in the industry. The volumes have been created in collaboration with the most important and well-known international tattoo art-ists who work on projects commissioned by the Group to provide ad hoc and un-published works. A new title is published once per year and each new publication is a long-awaited event throughout the world of tattooing. All the volumes created are collectors’ ‘works of art’, and all are limited editions. They are distributed via Tattoo Life Production and are available in selected shops around the world.

Yearbook of tattoo artists

l Annuario Tatuatori Italiani

l Anuario Tatuadores Españoles

l The UK & Ireland Tattoo Artists yearbook

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Tattoo Life Production is an international brand. Its distribution throughout the whole world in five different languages makes its products available to a much larger public compared to our competitors who focus on a single country.

The Group is a world leader in the tattoo industry for:l Circulationl Print runl Editorial qualityl Various audiences are targeted: professionals in the industry, tattoo fans, lowbrow art enthusiasts of all ages, cultures and geographical location.l Appearing in one of the Group’s titles will get you known throughout the world with coverage in not just one but five different magazines (the five editions of the same magazine are published in the five languages listed above) and you will have coverage in each country served by our distribution network.l The Group’s magazines are noted for their high quality graph-ics and printing guaranteeing perfect reproduction of the works of art and products which appear on the pages of the magazine.

l chosen by tattoo artists: the Group’s seal of guarantee is synonymous with the universal consent and support of profes-sionals in the industry. The best and most highly-referenced tat-too artists offer their collaboration, in many cases exclusively, reflecting the confidence that they have in the history and in the work of the Group. Artists are proud to be featured in our pub-lications on account of the extremely high standards of quality and professionalism and the editorial style we adopt.

l Miki Vialetto, Editorial director and Group manager, inter-nationally renowned for his reliability and professionalism. With more than twenty years of experience in the industry he is among the leading experts in the world of tattooing, often con-sulted on subjects by media such as The Guardian, BBC, CNN and The Times.

l The Group’s publications are available in both printed and digital format, distributed world-wide on the most important web plat-forms. They all offer the possibility to transform an insertion into an interactive advertisement using links provided by the group.

TATTOO LIfE

This is the magazine dedicated to tattoo culture and its influ-ences in the world of music, street fashion and various forms of contemporary art. For more than 10 years it has been the bible of contemporary tattooing. Appearing in Tattoo Life is synony-mous with instant fame and international recognition.The magazine’s format, the research carried out and attention to graphics set it apart; its reputation within the tattoo world put it on a par to what Vogue is to the world of fashion.

Published every two months, Tattoo Life offers in-depth infor-mation on tattooing with:l exclusive interviews with the real gurus of tattooing and with the most internationally-renowned tattoo artists.l reports from international tattoo events l a special section covering the historical and anthropological aspects of tattooing.

To make this publication more of a counterculture and trends ‘magazine ‘, we have added services and features which touch upon street and underground art themes, fashion and music. This additional touch makes this the magazine of choice for thousands of readers.

In addition to the sections dedicated specifically to tattooing, each edition contains the following:l A portfolio of a tattooed model photographed exclusively for Tattoo Life.l An interview with an international rock group currently on tourl The presentation of a pop artist or contemporary artistl Features on the following:New musical releases;The latest street fashion;Exhibitions, events and publications related to art at 360°.The target audience is made up of both tattoo enthusiasts as well as readers from the creative/arts industry, who are interested in tattooing as one of the most innovative art forms around today.One hundred and eighty thousand copies are distributed within 48 countries every two months and are available in five different languages (French, English, Italian, German and Spanish).It is available by subscription throughout the whole world.Also available in digital format with the possibility for adver-tisers to create interactive links.

TATTOO ENERGy

This magazine features the best and latest work on skin car-ried out by top international artists. Organised and divided into themed galleries, Tattoo Energy is the best option for people in the industry to keep up to date on the latest tattooing trends. As well as the Gallery, the magazine features two new tattoo-ists in every issue, providing them with international recog-nition. There are features which link underground music to tattoo art, there’s research into the symbolic significance of tattooing as well as features on the history of people who have

become icons of realistic tattooing.It’s a long-awaited catalogue of information for all tattoo enthu-siasts and professionals in the industry.One hundred and eighty thousand copies are distributed within 48 countries every two months and are available in five different languages (French, English, Italian, German and Spanish).It is available by subscription throughout the whole world.Also available in digital format with the possibility for advertis-ers to create interactive links.

TATTOO cOLLEcTION

This magazine offers a combination of the 24 most impor-tant themes in tattoo art. Tattoo Collection is a real almanac of about 550 tattoos divided into categories. It is aimed at readers who have a certain subject in mind and are looking for ideas to carry out its design. The excellent photographic reproduction and the variety of subjects on offer from the Group’s impressive digital archives have won the apprecia-tion of readers of all ages; it’s the first choice for tattoo artists

who use it as a trusted ‘catalogue’ to show to their clients.One hundred and eighty thousand copies are distributed within 48 countries every two months and are available in five different languages (French, English, Italian, German and Spanish).It is available by subscription throughout the whole world.Also available in digital format with the possibility for adver-tisers to create interactive links.

TATTOO ITALIA

This is the reference journal within the Italian tattooing in-dustry. A veritable guide updated with the most recent work from the best talent nationwide. Now present in Italy for sev-en years, it has become the only true reference magazine on the market. In addition to an excellent selection of tattoos, the magazine is full of in-depth information and services re-lated to tattooing. Tattoo Italia publishes works at the sole discretion of the editors, adhering to a policy of quality based on the talent of each individual artist. Just like Tattoo Life on the international scene, Tattoo Italia is supported by the best national artists who send in their own work to be pre-

sented on a consolidated information platform which covers a wide radius within the tattoo world. Not only is Tattoo Italia present at all the tattooing events throughout Italy and the major conventions abroad, but it is also a partner and major sponsor of music festivals such as Gods of Metal and Sum-mer Jamboree as well as underground art exhibitions and street fashion events.Every two months 22,000 copies are on sale on newsstands throughout Italy as well as on the national and international tattoo convention circuit. It is available in digital format with the possibility for advertisers to create interactive links.

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TATTOO SPEcIAL

A new and original editorial product in the industry: each issue features a single style or particular theme. Tattoo Special is a tattoo magazine which offers over 500 crea-tions on skin carried out by the world’s best tattoo artists. One hundred pages help to discover the infinite combina-tions and solutions that each particular type of tattoo has to offer: Japanese, tribal, traditional, horror, black and grey. There’s tattooing on various parts of the body, women...and

many other themes that have been explored in issues over the last 3 years.

Distributed in 48 countries in five editions (English, Ital-ian, German, French and Spanish) it is available worldwide twice a year: December and May. It is available in digital format with the possibility for advertisers to create inter-active links.

Annuario Tatuatori ItalianiAnuario Tatuadores EspañolesThe UK&Ireland Tattoo Artists YearbookPresented thirteen years ago on the Italian market it was immediately welcomed by professionals as an editorial tool with which they could present themselves to the world via a select and official channel. Each tattoo studio or individual tattoo artist has two pages at his disposal each year, onto which he can publish a selection of his best works as well as information regarding his tattoo studio, without any inter-ference on the part of the editorial team.

The Yearbook has become a winning format and has grown from year to year thanks to the interest of the readers who are able to browse a 600-page volume (for the Italian edition) containing more than 3000 tattoos. Organised into alpha-betical order, the Yearbook is an easy-to-use reference tool especially when searching for a tattoo artist in a particular geographical area, or even ideas for a new tattoo. After its success in Italy, the format was exported to Spain three years ago and to the UK&Ireland last year where it was met with the same enthusiasm as its Italian counterpart. It is on sale in these respective countries twice a year in June and January.

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Inaugurated by the editorial Group thirteen years ago with the volume Flash The Art of Mark, this soon became a precursor to a style and production of books which is now widespread in the world of tattooing. The collection The Great Books on the Art of Tattooing is today considered to be the finest produc-tion of volumes in the industry. Highly regarded for its edi-torial quality, it boasts important and unique collaborations with the most renowned international artists. The publication of each book is a highly anticipated event in the tattoo world and attracts the attention of thousands of enthusiasts. In its 10 years the Group has produced volumes signed by unparal-leled artists such as the contemporary tattoo genius Filip Leu, the great interpreter of Chicano, Boog, the great master of

traditional Japanese iconography, Horihide. Each volume ex-amines a particular style of tattooing by a great artist: Spider Murphy’s traditional style, Jose Lopez from Lowrider Tattoo Flash with his Chicano and Boog with the volume From the Street with Love; Tibetan and oriental in the elegant outline of Jondix, Rinzing and Tas...Each volume published represents the realisation of a project designed by the Group, proposed and entrusted to a particular artist who then has to execute it in his own way. It has been produced with great attention to detail (from the graphics to the packaging) as a real ‘work of art’ to be added to your private collection. Each book is a limited edition and is distributed on line exclusively by Tattoo Life Production, on selected international sites.

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TATTOO LIfE GALLERy

The impressive photographic archive belonging to Tat-too Life Production, built up over 10 years of activity and exchanges with the most renowned tattoo artists, is now available on line by subscription. Each user can access the archive via login and password. They will have the oppor-tunity to consult in excess of 35,000 photos featured, using one or two key words of their own choice (a subject, a tat-

tooist, a style, a part of the body...). Tattoo Life Gallery has been defined by insiders of the industry as a smart tool, up to date and essential for their work. It is also extremely appealing for all those who are looking on line for inspi-ration for a new tattoo. The archive is continually growing thanks to regular up-dates on the part of the editorial team and to the selection of material submitted by tattoo artists.

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