CREW CALL-SIGN // [16K]FOUNDED 1988Milan, Italy

16K CREW MILANO

KayOne & Airone's 1988 Milanese Hip-Hop & Ferrovie Nord Pioneers

CREW MANIFESTO & LINEAGE

Pioneering Italian style writing from Milan's Muretto di Porta Genova to museum walls.

Founded in Milan in 1988 by KayOne (Marco Mantovani) and Airone alongside TDK, 16K Crew helped build Italy's first-generation hip-hop graffiti movement and curated the historic 'Street Art Sweet Art' exhibition at PAC Milan.

▶ NOW PLAYING: Kay One - Graffiti Writer Interview 101 (LSD)OPEN ON YOUTUBE ↗

[16K] CREW CULTURE VIDEO VAULT (3 REELS)CLICK ANY REEL TO PLAY ABOVE

PRODUCTION WALLS PAINTED2280+

INDIVIDUAL WRITERS ON ROSTER2

ACTIVE CITIES & YARDS6

SHOWS & WALL JAMS HOSTED48

[16K] ARCHIVAL LINEAGE // EST. 1988

COMPLETE [16K] HISTORICAL & ACTIVE MEMBER ROLL CALL

★ ORIGINAL FOUNDERS & EARLY LEADERS (1988)

✓ ACTIVE & CLASSIC [16K] WRITERS ROSTER (2 DOCUMENTED WRITERS — CLICK ANY WRITER FOR ARTIST PAGE)

KAYONE

AIRONE

[16K] INDIVIDUAL ARTIST PAGES

CREW MEMBERS & INDIVIDUAL PORTFOLIOS (2)

@KAYONE1988 Co-Founder of Milan's 16K Crew & Curator of Italian AerMilan, Italy • Active since 1988

[16K]

Wildstyle & BurnersTrains & FreightsStreet Murals

KAYONE (Marco Mantovani) began writing in Milan in 1988, co-founding 16K Crew and joining TDK Milan, later curating landmark museum exhibitions at PAC Milan.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat

FAVORITE CAN:Montana BLACK 400ml / Belton Molotow

1 WORKS

🛍️ @KAYONE SHOP ARTIST PAGE

@AIRONEMilanese 1980s Old School Pioneer, 16K Crew Co-Founder & ItaMilan • Active since 1988

[16K]

Wildstyle & BurnersTrains & FreightsStreet Murals

Airone is one of the earliest architects of Italian graffiti culture, co-founding Milan's legendary 16K Crew in the late 1980s alongside KayOne. Pushing traditional subway wildstyle onto Milanese railway lines and walls, Airone helped define the golden era of northern Italian writing with intricate interlocking lettering and bold, high-contrast block fills.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat

FAVORITE CAN:Montana BLACK 400ml / Belton Molotow

1 WORKS

🛍️ @AIRONE SHOP ARTIST PAGE

OFFICIAL [16K] CREW STOREFRONT

[16K] OFFICIAL CREW MERCH & EDITIONS SHOP

Official storefront for [16K] (16K CREW MILANO) — limited-run prints, apparel, collector cans, and blackbook zines.

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Looking for individual member drops? Each [16K] member also has a personal shop on their Artist Page.

[16K] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1988

Apparel & Streetwear$88

Official Crew Apparel Drop35 LEFT

[16K] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1988

Official [16K] (16K CREW MILANO) heavyweight 450gsm cut-and-sew fleece hoodie. Embroidered [16K] chest crest with full multi-color back burner production graphic and woven "Milan, Italy • Est. 1988" hem tag.

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[16K] COLLECTIVE WALL SIGNED ARCHIVAL SCREENPRINT (24×18 IN)

Signed Prints & Editions$125

Signed & Numbered Edition of 5014 LEFT

[16K] COLLECTIVE WALL SIGNED ARCHIVAL SCREENPRINT (24×18 IN)

Museum-grade 6-color hand-pulled silkscreen print on 310gsm cotton rag reproducing [16K] 16K CREW MILANO's landmark wall production. Blind-stamped with the official [16K] crew seal and hand-numbered.

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[16K] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK

Custom Spray Cans & Caps$65

Collector Run of 100 Cans22 LEFT

[16K] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK

Limited collector-series 400ml lithographed aerosol can wrapped in [16K] signature artwork, bundled with 12 nozzle caps (NY Fat Cap, Astro Fat, German Skinny) in a stamped display tube.

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[16K] ARCHIVAL MONOGRAPH, ROLL CALL & BLACKBOOK ZINE (120 PGS)

Blackbooks & Zines$42

First Edition Crew Publication40 LEFT

[16K] ARCHIVAL MONOGRAPH, ROLL CALL & BLACKBOOK ZINE (120 PGS)

120-page heavy-stock visual history of [16K] (16K CREW MILANO) featuring rare 35mm wall & yard photographs, blackbook sketches, founder interviews, and complete crew lineage across Milan, Italy.

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[16K] COLLECTIVE ARCHIVE

CREW WALL BURNERS, MURALS & VIDEO REELS (2)

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Kay One - Graffiti Writer Interview 101 (LSD) by KAYONE (16K • MILANO)

YOUTUBE // 06:45 REELWildstyle & Burners

115 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Milan, Italy

@KAYONE [16K • MILANO CREW]

120ft × 18ft

Kay One - Graffiti Writer Interview 101 (LSD)

Kay One - Graffiti Writer Interview 101 (LSD) — KAYONE (Marco Mantovani) began writing in Milan in 1988, co-founding 16K Crew and joining TDK Milan, later curating landmark museum exhibitions at PAC Milan.

Transit Steel & Concrete Production Archive

Walkthrough Milano Graffiti by AIRONE (16K)

YOUTUBE // 06:30 REELWildstyle & Burners

105 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Milan

@AIRONE [16K CREW]

110ft × 16ft

Walkthrough Milano Graffiti

Walkthrough Milano Graffiti — Airone is one of the earliest architects of Italian graffiti culture, co-founding Milan's legendary 16K Crew in the late 1980s alongside KayOne. Pushing traditional subway wildstyle onto Milanese railway lines and walls, Airone helped define the golden era of northern Italian writing with intricate interlocking lettering and bold, high-contrast block fills.

Transit Steel & Concrete Production Archive