Widow pants, hat and tee
How did the collaboration with the skate shop happen?
A few years ago, when I met @sticky_gab (the skateshop’s owner and a really good friend of mine) we talked about our work, since he is a graphic designer himself. From the very first moment a really good friendship started, and the doors of his skateshop were always open for me to collaborate, and eventually to sell my own brand in there (launched maybe 2 years later).But an official collaboration between us never happened until last year. Gab pitched me this idea about something involving a spider, and the rest is history. In this collection a couple of other colleagues were involved, and we created a really beautiful project together.
What do the spiders and the other motifs mean?
I won’t lie to y’all, sometimes my projects are deeper than others. In this case the simple idea of a spider was involved, and I had a lot of creative control over whatever I wanted to make. I ended up making the main widow graphic, and a matching S and spiderweb felt just right to really tie all the pieces together.
How did it feel getting featured on HYPEBEAST?
Getting featured on Hypebeast was huge at the moment. I am aware of all the projects I’ve worked on and the value I offer, but at the moment the Hypebeast post was made, I was trapped in another country and going thru some really complicated issues that I’d never experienced.This post really made me hold my head up and gave me some joy that I was also needing. When I saw my name in the post I felt really thankful and blessed.
Which piece is your favorite and why?
The carpenter pants are really one of my favorite pieces I’ve designed — they feel just right. They are simple yet loud, and every time I see somebody wearing them I get extremely proud. We nailed it.They might look like something that has been done everywhere, but in the local scene in Venezuela these are really one of a kind. Nobody is making anything close to these, and they’re manufactured locally!
Questions by Grisha Obolenskiy, answers by Mateo Carvajal
Part of Sticky Sunday Sale drop 007 — 3 pieces for the seventh drop of my city’s biggest skateshop. Later featured on Hypebeast along the rest of the pieces.