Utopia Apparel

2024
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2018
When I first decided to make a brand I remember ordering a new laptop that had a stylus for drawing and on a streetcar ride over to the monkeyvault for a session I felt strong inspiration for my first design.

I really wanted to go by intuition so the first thing I saw when in my mind’s eye was an orange plane with a sun and the letter “u”.

Since my purpose was to work towards achieving my dreams
( my own little utopia ) I wanted something to capture that energy.

The word Utopia really resonated with me, and no other trickers have used that name before.

The very first image is actually still located on my website on the top left corner here ! I also printed it off as a sticker too which was the first sticker to be put on my laptop.. which is now marred in many others.

2011 or so ( art school days )

Kinda had the sun/moon hybrid thing going for a while, before I even realized it fully and I’ve drawn a lot of inspiration from anime & video games as a kid.

It’s just part of my upbringing. This would go on to be apart of what drives me personally, which my brand is a reflection of ultimately

The way I see this art piece now is kind of like stumbling across something shattered. Putting the pieces together is kind of what I’ve done with the history of the sport with my youtube channel.

Battling really does detail the main storyline of the sport - since the origins of Tricking can be traced through competitions. By structuring the reality of the sport, I’ve in a sense put together, with the highest accuracy and with legitimacy, the kingdom of Tricking in a way.