Creative Chats

It can definitely get challenging at times (especially with having to constantly create) - but it’s doable! With everything being so fast paced now, I try to stay as present as I possibly can during the day, even when I’m vlogging or making content.

To understand how Lee and Zaveri met, got started, and what they have planned for the future of King Children, we hosted them at our SoHo shop last week to chat and shoot some photos. 

A creative artisan as dynamic as the Conduit Suit itself, we followed Julien around for one day last week, shadowing him as he biked around the city, cutting clients' hair, and grabbing coffee, all on his beautiful Bianchi bicycle.

Those two met selling furniture on Craigslist, hit it off, and haven't looked back since, eventually opening Lichen in 2017 with the aim of selling furniture and fostering a creative community.

There are a couple inspiring artists that I can think of off the top of my head. Reginald Pean is a pretty big name in the skate art community who makes hilarious comics.

I tried aging the chocolate liquor in the whiskey barrel that had aged hot sauce inside. That didn’t turn out the way I envisioned.

Coming from a family of craftsmen, Will Fegan never expected to become a carpenter himself. But after experimenting creating things from salvaged wood, Fegan turned his hobby into a job,...

I can’t say there are any books, movies, or magazines that directly inspire my work. I do always have music on though. My playlist usually consists of Nas, The Internet, Blood Orange, and Chet Baker.

A lot of my inspirations do come from the African diaspora. But I am also as inspired by David Hockney and Aphex Twin as I am by The Baye Fall movement and Barkley L. Hendricks.

Doug: I'm learning FDM 3D printing and starting to incorporate that into my work. I'm working on some larger free-standing pieces, new lighted pieces, and sculptural vessels.

I was just fascinated by how creative I could be with cooking. There's a whole craft to it—something about that kept me interested in learning more and more about it.

For me, the best part of skateboarding is the time in between. It’s like that saying “It’s about the journey, not the destination.” You throw your board down, cruising through the sidewalks and streets.