Custom printing, Custom Fabrics, Laser Cutting, & More Sustainable Fabrics!
After attending the OOAK Spring Show on Thursday, I am still surprised at how ingrained, the Uppdoo Water Collection purse stuck in my mind since I first laid eyes on it upon the first 10 minutes of walking into the Direct Energy Centre venue. I still have dreams about owning something that looks anything remotely like it haha. Let's take a closer look at the print.
Upon speaking to the owner, Ricky Shi, he told me he collaborated with another artist, Nicola Kidd of Resurfaced, a custom photo printing service whom were also exhibiting their booth at the show. Upon bumping into Nicola's booth quite randomly, she told me she had met Ricki at another market event and he approached her with the project. That's the great thing with emerging artists and homegrown talent - everyone is always willing to experiment and help one another out. Here's a look at the Resurfaced booth.
They specialize in printing photos on basically any surface - wood canvases, card stock, metals, and now as we can see leather goods as well. They use a high-pressure vacuum that dries the ink immediately upon printing, leaving a semi-glossy effect on the surfaces.
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Vivid Streetwear - I have been following for a few months on Instagram after landing on their photos and seeing their presence all over Toronto's flea and crafts markets. I met the owner, Julia Alimova as she was sewing together what looked like one of her own pocket squares.
There were a variety of bowties on display for purchase. Some were pre-tied and secured with metal clips, for those not savvy enough to tie their own ties. But there were a selection of ties for any level of tie conoisseur. Many of the fabrics were sourced from international vendors to be made specifically "one of a kind" for the buyers of the show. Julia puts utmost care into selecting fabrics and contrasting, satin underlinings in the bowties and pocket squares.
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Light & Paper - What a delight walking past her booth, Ali of Light & Paper is super articulate at laser cutting all her hand-drawn designs and illustrations. She makes coasters, cake toppers, and even clocks out of bamboo wood and a laser cutter that she has in her own possession (Where can I get my hands on my own?!) But seriously, it would be invaluable to have a laser cutter to turn all your 2-D illustrations into usable, pliable art!
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| Light & Paper cake toppers |
I love ornate details like this on this hand-made clock! Seriously, you can do anything with a laser cutter nowadays :)
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This is J - Super pretty and simple textile designs that have been screen-printed on large format silkscreens decorate infinity scarves/headwraps, headbands, t-shirts, and other apparel at Jaimie Harris' booth. I tried on this super cute teal-printed infinity scarf made of bamboo cotton that drapes incredibly well and is super light-weight.
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| Infinity scarf that can be worn 4+ ways |
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| Collection of headwraps in different seasonal patterns by This is J |
Like I mentioned in the first post, your first visit to the OOAK Show can be incredibly intimidating and exhausting if you don't have a strategy of how much time to allocate for each vendor you are wanting to invest time in exploring. I definitely gained some great insight for product line expansion. There are a few printing techniques I wanna experiment with to create some interesting textures and textiles with the brand logo! Check out the next blog post for progress on that as I will be updating very shortly! xo
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