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AXEL THECHI IS A FRENCH-CARIBBEAN MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGNER AND ARTIST. (12 NOV- 1996)

AXEL THECHI IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING HIS LABEL OF 1 /1 FURNITURE/ OBJECTS/ CONCEPTUAL GARMENTS - A DESIGN LABEL DEFINED BY ITS UNAPOLOGETIC FORMS AND SHAPES. HIS WORK IS INFLUENCED BY POST-WAR BRUTALISM, AFRO-MODERNISM, AND A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF FUNCTIONALITY AND MATERIALS. BEING OF MARTINIQUAIS-CARRIBEAN DESCENT (WEST INDIES) , THECHI’S WORK IS CARVED BY A CONFLICTUAL, YET RICH AFRO-CARRIBEAN CULTURE AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AS MULTICULTURAL INDIVIDUAL - A DESIRE OF CREATING MEANINGFUL INTERACTION AND SYMBIOSIS THROUGH THE LENS OF ART & DESIGN.

ULTIMATELY, AXEL THECHI’S AT_D.® USES ITS MULTIFACETED CRAFTS AS A MEAN OF ENLIGHTENMENT - UNDERSTANDING AND SEARCH OF THE DEEP HARMONY BETWEEN THE BEING & ITS SURROUNDING.

CAREER AND EDUCATION

2014: BACCALAUREATE IN INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - HIGH SCHOOL.

2017: BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PRODUCT/INDUSTRIAL DESIGN FROM THE ÉCOLES DE CONDÉS DESIGN SCHOOL, BORDEAUX, FR.

WHILST STUDYING, AXEL THECHI DEVELOPED STRONG INTERESTS INTO ARCHITECTURE, FASHION, INDUSTRIAL/SCULPTURAL DESIGN WHICH LED HIM INTO CONNECTING WITH THE FASHION INDUSTRY AS WELL AS DIFFERENT PRODUCT DESIGN STUDIOS. THECHI WORKED AS PRODUCT DESIGNER FOR MULTIPLE BRANDS, LIKE ROMBAUT - SUSTAINABLE VEGAN FOOTWEAR BRAND BASED IN PARIS, LUXURY FASHION HOUSES - JW ANDERSON, LIAM HODGES AND LATELY A-COLD-WALL/ ACW* W - WHERE HE LEAD DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF BRAND’S FOOTWEAR AND ALL COLLABORATIONS (ALL CATEGORIES) - WORKING ALONGSIDE CREATIVE DIRECTOR SAMUEL ROSS AND TEAM FOR 4 YEARS. HE HAS NOW BEEN APPOINTED BY LEGACY BRAND LACOSTE, AS FOOTWEAR DESIGNER ACROSS RUNWAY, CONCEPTS AND COLLABORATION FOOTWEAR.

NOTABLE COLLABORATIONS:

NIKE
CONVERSE
DR MARTENS
TIMBERLAND
ROA
MACKINTOSH
EASTPAK

CONTACT

FOR ALL STUDIO & GALLERY INQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT VIA:

E-MAIL: axel.thechi@gmail.com

INSTAGRAM: @axelthechi_ @at_d__