On Saturday at Playtime New York show, a bold wall mural featuring pink sharks caught my eye.
Seconds later, I was lured as if by magic into the world of Kristin Nystrom and her cast of captivating characters from Gardner and the Gang collection!
Abrakadabra! Real magic, as I quickly learned!
Kristin is a graphic artist by trade, and a Swede living in Singapore!
Her first creation in 2012 was Love Skull (her current logo), with cool heart emblazoned shades, and his friend Helmut, a flamingo with a helmet!
They gained instant popularity but lightening struck!
Rather than repeat her designs based on the same characters, Kristin drew on her years in Pakistan and the Middle East to evolve her characters - a camel and a turbaned urbanite came next! Then themes revolving on Punk and Hippie culture!
Now, Spring 2015! Just see for yourself!!
Her successful evolution on line has led Kristin to New York to show her fall 2015 collection to the US audience and to join others in her global fashion gang.... As she puts it:
- I AM TAKING INSPIRATION FROM MY EXPERIENCES FROM LIVING AND TRAVELING ALL OVER THE WORLD AND WANT TO NORMALIZE ALL PEOPLE, ANIMALS AND CULTURES TO OUR CHILDREN. WE ALL LIVE TOGETHER IN THIS WORLD AND WE SHOULD ALL BE FRIENDS... REALLY... ~KRISTIN NYSTROM
We all know better than to feed the sharks but in this case, a little love, and magic, goes a long way....
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| www.gardnerandthegang.com |
Good luck to my new friend Kristin (and her gang), in New York and in the New Year, wherever their travels may take them!
with special credits to Renata Ferko @curated_by and the photographer Maya Vidulich @pics_missmaya
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