Posts Tagged ‘Azumi&David’
So you may recall that at the beginning of the year I said I wanted to mix it up a little and add some relatively regular features. (Well, as regular as I can manage!) Anyway, I liked the idea of interviewing some of our designers but trying really hard to avoid the traditional questions that seem to characterize most interviews online and otherwise these days.
I wanted to give them something fun and less tedious to tackle, while giving you guys a chance to get a playful and alternate glimpse into their creative worlds. So with out further ado, our first interviewees are Azumi and David of the UK based label A’N'D (click the link to see their stuff on the Shop).
I hope you all enjoy this new series!
1. What was the first thing you ever made with your hands?
David: First thing I remember drawing was Pegasus, the flying horse, in
pencil.
Azumi: I was making flower head pieces, weaving them.
2. Show us your favourite photo of your design studio.
Our mutant, stockman dress dummy lamp.
3. You’ve found yourself at the bottom of a deep lake. Make an accessory or item of clothing from the things you would find there and describe and sketch it.
As shopping trolleys are creatures that are found inhabiting many lakes, rivers and canals (our studio is next to the Regents canal), we imagine a trolley ‘baby’ being worn as a chic head piece.
4. What book do you think should be required reading for everyone?
David: ‘A Rebours’ (by JK Huysmans) – this was Oscar Wilde’s inspiration for
‘a picture of Dorian Gray’
Azumi: Grapefruit by Yoko Ono – everyday surprises!!
5. Your favourite painting in the whole world!
David & Azumi: Betty by Gerhard Richter – a rear view female portrait
6. If you suddenly were told you had to wear a uniform for the rest of your life what would it be?
We love vintage, blue cotton/canvas workwear.
7. Favourite recipe?
David: Sashimi with soya sauce and wasabi.
Azumi: Avocado, cherry tomato, roquette, chalot onions, sweet corn with olive oil and soya sauce on cous cous.
8. Your ideal shelter?
David & Azumi: 1930′s industrial building.
The Shop is now full of print and colour thanks to the arrival of ffiXXed’s S/S 2011 Surviving Sustainability:_________________ collection, which features the work of NYC based artist Esther Partegas with prints from her Less World series. Plus we have brand new pieces from A’N’D who’ve done a cheeky take on office essentials for their S/S 2001 Work Play collection with paperclip belts and leather envelope clutches. We love the idea of starting the spring off with loads of colour so be sure to check it all out
Pour Porter Shop is proud to announce our very first lookbook just in time for the fall. Plus we’ve not only added 37 new items, but we now have a men’s section and two new designers – Berlin based ANNTIAN and San Francisco based RosenMunns. Go get ‘em Tigers!
Project White T-Shirt: A’N'D from triplemajor on Vimeo.
I’m so glad I recently revisited previously posted Project White T-Shirt, because I somehow missed this adorable interview of
Azumi and David, creators of A’N'D, by Ritchie Chan. They discuss how they designed a special cojoined t-shirt for their marriage, show off some of their super cool pieces (they wear their own stuff-hooray), and welcome Chan into their studio!
As you all know by now we’re big fans of Azumi and David and we carry their pieces at the shop. We’ve also received some fantastic things from their fall collection, that we can’t wait for you all to see. I can tell you from personal experience they’re wonderfully professional and friendly people and their products are very high quality and very wearable. Check out the video!
Sound the trumpets, I’m making a post today on our last new designer for the summer- A’N’D. I’ve posted before about this label, and when we decided to open up our own shop they were at the top of my list of designers to carry. Sometimes conceptual fashion can be a bit too weighty and serious, and this is most definitely not the case with A’N'D. Their tongue-firmly-in-cheek approach is one of the main reasons I love this label so much and have decided to stock it at the shop. Anyways, without further ado, here’s a little babble about their latest Spring/Summer collection, courtesy of yours truly.
Azumi & David always pick a theme to work with each season and for Spring/Summer 2010 they satirize the now ubiquitous rock chick trend with their ‘Rock Chic’ collection. Of course, this obviously brings to mind the usual rocker girl cliches like leather, tattoos, zippers, and all black clothing. A’N'D twists these cliches into surprisingly versatile pieces like a black lambskin paperbag waisted mini skirt that’s constructed to look like the bottom half of a mens’ dress shirt. The classic leather wallet gets a skull with wings tattoo stamp, and a black leather tote is slashed in half by chunky zippers so it can double as a foldover handbag or a roomy tote you can slip a laptop into. These are super nice, beautifully made pieces. Click over to the store to check it all out.
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