Back in 2019 we teamed up with our longstanding collaborator Defaced Designs to develop our Qravers character, taking influence from those iconic 90s rave brands like Spliffy, trip to eclipse, Dready and Pez Man. Art work that adorned our walls and we wore while growing up. Like them, he too is a relic of the 90's rave scene, having earned his stripes on the dirty dance floors of numerous clubs, in the squalor of a thousand squat raves and in many a muddy, festival field all over the world. He is a part of everyone we have worked with to build this brand and he belongs to everyone who wears our clothing.
We wanted to create something to help bring Qravers to life, something that could embody what rave means to us and what we stand for and his simple grinning little face has done just that with multiple incarnations already of his image being embroidered and printed, turned into patches and pins, stamped and stuck on lampposts, mobile phones and toilet cubicles far and wide.
We got big plans for the little man and you will be sure to see him in many different designs in the future and with every product we make he becomes a little bit more real, a little more alive and in his own right synonymous with Qravers.
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Spurred on by this project Will developed the YOUR LOVE series of art pieces featuring hidden messages that are revealed in the changing light promoting Positivity and Healing. All hand drawn, hand stencilled and hand painted. the collection is currently exhibited at Art Hound Gallery and available online.
Will Wright artist (circa 1975)
Will Wright is a contemporary British artist, filmmaker and activist.Growing up amongst his father's print business, ink was in the blood from a very early age: experimenting with letraset, markers and ink (and the occasional heavy machine gun) as a child.
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This man stood motionless outside the shop for many hours! We affectionately started calling him Lurch, eventually a friend found him and managed to lure him away with the promise of Ketamine Sandwiches.
Jungle Party vibes.
Sexual Harassment Panda, this guy went around the festival dressed as a Panda, and Sexually harassed many people.
This guys middle name is actually Weird and he really was.
Glastonbury Festival, Pilton, Somerset, England, 26 June 2019 – 30 June 2019
This guys birthday is the actual date on the flyer! Needless to say he lost his shit when we found out.
My cup is empty
The Mitchel Brothers let loose
Bringing in the plane.
Getting wavy.
Tie dye twins.
The Latitude Festival, Henham Park, Southwold, England, 16 Jul – 19 Jul 2019
Absolute acid casualty this one.
Smiley face raver.
Raving for peace
The Matrix has you Mr Anderson
Until next year!
Qravers tees Xxx
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