“In my case, my references didn’t just come from graffiti, I love the 80s and 90s culture, especially film posters and album covers.”
You were trying to develop a new ink, a spray or something like that?
pacoI used to live in Galicia and things aren’t so easy there, sometimes they don’t even get there, though now it’s better. We’d paint with tips we’d make by hand, with markers that were supposed to be for shoes, and we’d make do because there wasn’t anything else. I’d read articles on the Internet, and by mixing nail polish and brake fluid I was able to come up with an interesting ink. It was amazing, as far as drying and coverage it was crazy, I think if I’d patented it I’d be rich.
When you were doing graffiti, who were your references?
Did you begin to work with design because of graffiti?
You’ve worked a lot with music, fashion, etc. And also had a few projects of your own as well with 24 Kilates How’d this happen?
What do sneakers represents for you?
“For me, sneakers obviously mean good taste. It’s very easy to put on a t-shirt and a pair of paints, but choosing a good pair of sneakers is complicated, and it says a lot about the person and the risks they take.”
Was there a moment in your life when you realised “I like sneakers”? Was it a pair of sneakers or a particular moment?
Do you consider yourself a sneakerhead?
pacoI don’t think of myself as a sneakerhead, sneakerheads are illuminati. I like sneakers and that’s it. I don’t need any title, I am who I am, and in the end, who is a sneakerhead? It’s the one who has loads of sneakers, or the one who knows everything about sneakers? If you’ve got loads of sneakers, it’s because of your socio-economic situation, which in many cases it isn’t yours, but your parents’. Or you’re a hustler and dedicate yourself on buying and selling, in which now is almost impossible. So no, I don’t consider myself a sneakerhead, I just like sneakers and that’s it.
And to finish, why did you choose the Diadora IC4000 Gold Medal Crew?
@diadora IC4000 Gold Metal Crew
Bought: 2016
Owner: @dosceworks
Photos by: Kickstory