AT_D®

FOUNDED BY FRENCH-CARIBBEAN DESIGNER AND ARTIST, AXEL THECHI (12 NOV- 1996),

AT_D.® A IS AN EVOLVING BODY OF WORK - A PRACTICE DEFINED BY SCULPTURAL OBJECTS, AND SPIRITUALITY. HIS WORK IS INFLUENCED BY POST-WAR BRUTALISM, AFRO-MODERNISM, AND A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF FUNCTIONALITY, MATERIALS AND SELF. 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 - AN 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 VARIOUS DESIGN STUDIOS. THECHI WORKED AS PRODUCT DESIGNER FOR MULTIPLE LUXURY HOUSES, SUCH AS JW ANDERSON, ROMBAUT OR A-COLD-WALL* - WHERE HE HAS LEAD DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF BRAND’S FOOTWEAR AND ALL COLLABORATIONS (INCLUDING READY-TO-WEAR) - WORKING ALONGSIDE CREATIVE DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER SAMUEL ROSS AND TEAM FOR 3.5 YEARS. HE HAS NOW BEEN APPOINTED BY LEGACY BRAND LACOSTE, AS SENIOR FOOTWEAR DESIGNER ACROSS RUNWAY, MAINLINE & CONCEPT FOOTWEAR.

NOTABLE COLLABORATIONS:

NIKE
CONVERSE
DR MARTENS
TIMBERLAND
ROA
MACKINTOSH
EASTPAK
ELLESSE

CONTACT

FOR ALL STUDIO & GALLERY INQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT VIA:

E-MAIL: axel.thechi@gmail.com

INSTAGRAM: @axelthechi_ @at_d__