Articles written by: juliet

Waves: A Portrait Of The Swimming Granny

Waves: A Portrait Of The Swimming Granny

Waves -  A Portrait of Maria á Heygum, is a moving film by Heiðrik á Heygum about a grandmother in the Faroe Islands who goes swimming every day.  

Heroines: Margaret Kilgallen

Heroines: Margaret Kilgallen

Margaret Kilgallen was a visionary artist who married contemporary influences such as street art with her love of American folk art and print making. Wife of artist, Barry Mcgee, Kilgallen was also one of a tiny number of American freight train painters, working under the names Meta and Matokie Slaughter. “So much emphasis is put on how beautiful you are [...]

Howies #Microadventure 2013

Howies #Microadventure 2013

UK outdoor brand, Howies, want us all to get up off that sofa, out of the house and into the wild on the summer solstice. The idea is simple – on the night of June 21st, head somewhere new by bike, by foot, train or canoe and bivvy bag under the stars. Here at Coven, we’ll take any excuse to [...]

Roxy Pro Hits Biarritz

Roxy Pro Hits Biarritz

One of the biggest and best all female sports events of the calendar, the ROXY Pro returns to Biarritz from 10th to 14th July, for the only European stage of the 2013 ASP Women’s World Championship Tour. Out on the waves, the crème de la crème of women’s surfing will be led by the formidable Australian duo: Five time world champ Stephanie [...]

Cyclebeat: Pedal Power To The People

Cyclebeat: Pedal Power To The People

Where once indoor cycling was little more than brief respite from pounding the treadmill down your local leisure center, a chance to languidly pedal whilst watching rubbish on the TV screen, these days it’s all about fast paced, high intensity classes aimed at motivating you to go full throttle. The latest dedicated indoor cycling studio to hit London, Lombard Court’s [...]

Stance Gal video lookbook

Stance Gal video lookbook

We’ve been following Stance Gal’s Instagram for ages now. We probably shouldn’t as it’s mainly full of Californian girls frolicking in the sun and it’s makes us moan about the terrible weather in England. Well, either that or plan an adventure to sunnier climes. The video lookbook follows the same lines, so we kind of love it, and kind of [...]

Coven X Milltag Cycling Kit

Coven X Milltag Cycling Kit

We’re hugely excited to announce the launch of our new Coven cycling kit. We’ve teamed up with British purveyors of fine cycling apparel, Milltag, to bring you this exclusive, Italian made kit. Incorporating craft elements inspired by Juliet’s travels, the Coven Cycling kit combines a brightly patterned motif with a hand drawn logo, a nod to our DIY aesthetic. The pattern [...]

Travelog – Let’s Roll In Japan

Travelog – Let’s Roll In Japan

Animal rider, Stefani Nurding likes to roll with her feet on a skateboard and her hands on a camera. For our first travelogue, she captures the spirit of Tokyo’s rainy season and squeezes in a skate with Chihiro ‘Chihrock’ Uchida. When? At the end of March beginning of April Where? All the interesting parts of Tokyo we could squeeze in [...]

Coven Magazine Issue 4

Coven Magazine Issue 4

The beautiful print editions of Coven 4 are now with our stockists. You can also read this and all our issues for free, or order your own printed magazine from our webstore. View Online here. Can’t make it to one of our stockists? Buy/Subscribe Action, Art and Adventure for women. Issue 4. Spring 2013 Snowboarder – Jess Kimura Olympic BMX racer – Shanaze [...]

All Girls Skate & BMX Weekend in Wuppertal

All Girls Skate & BMX Weekend in Wuppertal

The weekend of May 25th will see Wuppertal skatepark in Germany taken over by the ladies for the weekend with workshops and demos by Shanice Silva Cruz (NL), Daniela Weyers(DE) and more. Saskia Haex got in touch to tell us more: “The whole weekend is all about good vibes, riding together, learning new tricks and meeting other riders from all over [...]