RADIUS X VANS X DEPOP COMFYCUSH OLD SKOOL
RELEASED: 14/8/20
THE IDEA WAS CONCEIVED BACK IN 2019 WHEN DEPOP ASKED US IF WE WANTED TO GET INVOLVED IN A LIL PROJECT WITH VANS. OF COURSE WE SAID YES. 3 OTHER CREATIVES HAD ALREADY DESIGNED A PAIR. WE HAD TO WHIP UP THE DESIGN BY THE WEEKEND. THE DESIGN IS THE COLLAGE TILES LINED UP IN UNIFORM ON A VIBRANT (DEPOP) RED WITH THE SIGNATURE CRACK ON THE SIDEWALL.
THE FACT THAT EACH SHOE IS DIFFERENT TO THE NEXT IS A BEAUTIFUL MISTAKE DUE TO THE WAY THEY PRINT ON THE CANVAS AND ASSEMBLE THE PANELS IN THE FACTORIES. THEY WERE RELEASED LATE 2020 EXCLUSIVELY IN FOOTLOCKERS ACROSS EUROPE.
WHEN YOU WEAR THESE SHOES U GOT A SPING IN YOUR STEP TRUSS ME. WE GAVE OUT ABOUT 30 PAIRS OVER THE YEARS TO DA FAMILY. TRULLY A HUGE ACHIEVEMENT KNOWING WE MADE A SHOE WITH VANS. STILL TRIPPY TO THIS DAY. BIG UP VANS FOR TAKING THIS VISION GLOBAL AND DEPOP FOR BEING THE GLUE. WE GOTTA MAKE ANOTHER ONE. RADIUS TO THE WORLD.
PAPER CUTS ZINE VOL.1
RELEASED: 4/3/22
22 PAGES ~ 1 OF 100
MADE FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS [THE FIRST RADIUS PUBLICATION]
ART CONTRIBUTIONS FROM; RYAN HAWAII, RAGO FOOT & MAISIE MIRANDA
VANS FUNDED BUILD
COMPLETED: 28/8/21
ANOTHER PROJECT WITH VANS. THIS TIME LIASING WITH THE HEAD OFFICE IN LA. THEY GAVE US CREATIVE FREEDOM AND A KIND BUDGET TO DO WHAT WE WANT. WITH THE HELP OF JAKE HAYNES TO BUILD ALL THIS GOOD SH*T. OUR INITIAL IDEAS WERE A BIT TOOO WILD SO WE TONED IT DOWN TO THESE 3 PIECES.
THE FIRST WAS A BOOKSTAND/ SCULPTURE. A PLASTERCAST (MADE FROM THE SAME MATERIALS) THAT YOU WOULD GET ON YOUR BROKEN WRIST. SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE TO MAKE TWO. WITH HAND CRAFTED JESMONITE BONES AND A LIGHT BOX ON THE BACK OF ONE CAST AND A 3 SHELVES ON THE OTHER. THIS PIECE STANDS ABOUT 4 FOOT TALL.
THE SECOND WAS A TABLE. THE TOP OF THE TABLE IS AN INTRICATE COLLAGE THAT COVERS THE TOP FROM CORNER TO CORNER. ABOUT THE SIZE OF YOUR ARMSPAN. WE THEN COVERED THIS WITH PLASTIC FROM A FRAME CUT TO SIZE. HOWEVER WE MAY RESIN IT ONE DAY. THE TABLE IS SUPPORTED BY SCAFFOLDING POLES ON WHEELS.
THE THIRD WAS A BOARD HOLDER. MADE FROM ARMS THAT A DOCTOR WOULD HAVE IN THE HOSPITAL (NOT CHEAP). DRILLED AND MILLY PUTT INTO PLACE TO GIVE IT STRENGTH. A VERY CLEVER DESIGN. ONE OF OUR FAVOURITE CREATIONS.
FRACTURE FILES VOL.1 SCREENING @ THINGY CAFE [EAST LONDON]
PERIMERED: 12/9/20
WE HAD BEEN PUTTING IN WORKKK THAT WHOLE SUMMER STACKING CLIPS. IT WAS ALL HANDS ON DECK. THE FIRST EDIT WE MADE AND YOU CAN SEE THE VIBES ARE HIGH THROUGHOUT. THE RADIUS TEAM IN FULL EFFECT ALONGSIDE APXMAFIA AND KUMARA VISION IT WAS A FAMILY AFFAIR. THE SCREENING WAS A MOVIE IN ITS SELF. THINGY HAD A CAPACITY OF 50 AND 110 PEOPLE TURNED UP. IN THE MIX OF COVID TOO HAHAHA. SAFE TO SAY… WE GOT BUCK. FIND THE FOOTAGE AT THE END OF THE FRACTURE FILES VIDEO ON YOUTUBE.
