Posted by Audrey Lee on November 5, 2010
Kluster are proud to feature a series of awe-inspiring designers selling their wares at the Finders Keepers Spring/Summer Markets at Sydney’s CarriageWorks this December.
For those who aren’t in the know, The Mup is the lovechild of diehard indie designers, Matt Pike and Andrew Harrison. The Sydney pair has spawned a unique array of both blank and digitally printed T-shirts that are made from 100% Australian organic cotton. Word around the block is that a new range of boardies is also well on its way. Here, we go behind the scenes with Matt and Andrew as they spill the deets on their anticipated stall at FKSSM.
Covered: A combination of pleasure and business, 100% Australian organic cotton range, a story behind every tee, coming up next: board shorts.
Audrey Lee: Tell us a little about your design background. When did you first decide to venture down the path of producer of creative wares?
The Mup: In general, we're both little crafty bastards. We have formal graphic design backgrounds, but we have always been producers of creative wears. Throwing paint around or cutting stencils for little screen prints has been something we've both loved to do, mainly just for the enjoyment of it. A few years back though we thought why not do something that combines the pleasure with the business. That's the Mup. I don't think we'd be doing it if it wasn't fun.
AL: What can visitors expect from your stall at The Finders Keepers Spring/Summer Markets this December? Is this your first Finders Keepers stall?
TM: Yes, This will be our first time at Finders Keepers, we're looking forward to it! We've got a range of limited run printed T-shirts as well as an awesome series of blanks. They're all 100% organic Australian cotton made and printed locally too. It's pretty hard to stop wearing them, they look and feel fantastic!
AL: Is there a common theme or focus in your designs and are they influenced by your personal style?
TM: This range of tees definitely has a theme. We like to have a story behind everything we do. The prints all came about when a precession of insects decided that Matt's flat should be their final resting place, and when it all happened within a few days, we thought that was a bit too creepily beautiful to ignore. I'm not sure if that's got anything to do with our personal style, killah maybe?
AL: What can we expect from you, post Finders Keepers Sydney Markets?
TM: In the future we've got a couple things on the boil, we've been pretty excited to get some other garments out there, especially this range of boardies we're working on. Look out for them soon.
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