On Saturday FU headed down to the
Kusama-Rise event at
Tate Modern to check out
independent Jewellery and
apparel label Stooki.
Formed by
graphics and sound designer;
Luke,
Creative strategist;
Quincey and
Jewellery technologist Nadia, these 3
Stooki craft makers have already collaborated with established brands including
Red Bull and
MTV.
Taking their name from Quinceys childhood pet name;
Stooki, they promised to
"lead you through a hands on workshop, adapting Kusamas technique of pattern repetition and accumulation"
Each group had time slots where they would be guided through creating a
colourful and
quirky accessory using a small piece of white material and UV paints and markers.
They then moved onto the styling section, which then led onto the photo section where the group members had their picture taken against a very
abstract moving projection backdrop and the
UV aesthetic was then used as part of the
silent disco installation.
Everyone seemed to be really enjoying themselves and all the attendees seemed to have their own
unique style, we even spotted a few
retro kids sporting Kid n Play style high tops.
The Stooki crew worked hard to keep the crowd engaged and were so busy it was almost impossible to get a picture of all 3 of them together, (we actually even considered doing separate pictures and doing a little cut and paste/photshop job:)
Showing total
dedication to their craft,
FU was very impressed with what
Stooki was doing and even more impressed by their
cute uniform of white shirts with with distinctive gold collar tips and their
ultra cool gold customised
Stooki rings.
Having only launched in May 2011 and already taking part in an event endorsed by
Louis Vuitton, FU are looking forward to seeing what this young
innovative collective do next and whatever that may be FU definitely wanna be there to capture it.
For more info on Stooki:
www.stooki.co.uk
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