Proudly introducing our newest in our long and storied line of artist collections! We have been friends with Swanski for 20 years or so and it's so amazing to finally do a project with him. He drew a series of cameras for us and made this shirt pattern, tee and hat. Grab one before they are gone for ever! This is a one time only release. Check out more of Swanski's work on his IG site @pawel_swanski. Photos shot in Poland by @kubabaczkowski

Pawel Swanski was born in 1980, in Warsaw and belongs to the transformation generation. This has allowed him to experience two realities:  a grey and a colourful one, as he calls them. His early childhood was spent in what was still communist Poland. All the political and social changes that took place in the country after 1990 had a strong influence on him and formed his way of looking at the world. He is an artist, designer and craftsman. His playgrounds are different – from canvases, huge murals on the walls, commercial design and illustrations or handcraft like customized helmets and bikes. But it all has something in common. It’s his unique way, how he makes his lines and that his brush is his main tool. This is the basic for his art, design or craft. He calls it “The Thicket”. A study of nature where nature gives and brings life, which is a constant process that we all forget it happens. This is why we can find so many renderings to nature and its proces. Since early teenager years Swanski was connected to the art and design community. Starting as an 17 years old graphic skate rookiee in a local skateboard and street culture magazine Dosdedos, then later working for European companies like Cliche or Hessenmob while living in Germany. Since early 2000 he designed over 100 skateboard design for companies like Listen, Cliche, Mob, Creation, Satori, Nomad… Girl, or Element, and its not everything. In between Swanski was involved in some local clothing projects  and starting his own studio  making animations for MTV, VH1 or designs for Nike, Lakai or Absolut. He was always combining art and design in his work, to eventually put it all together. Everything made with brush – analog on paper then finally putting it all together using computer. Old school way. So it doesn’t matter if its a 12 level house mural, logotype, t-shirt, illustration or a skateboard graphic its ALWAYS HANDPAINTED. On the other hand we found Swanski work in galleries or on the walls around the world from Europe to States. He left his mark on the huge walls of Berlin, Bristol, Los Angeles, Warsaw, New York, Bochum, Tokyo or Taiwan.. exhibitions in Milan, Berlin, Cologne, Warsaw, Amsterdam, Basel… His one foot was always in the art world and the second one in the design.

shot in Poland by @kubabaczkowski