Project "Shirtain"

Ok. A bit behind schedule I'm finally starting on what was supposed to be a "little" project.

Some of you might know a company called Spreadshirt where you can upload your designs, place them on shirts (among other things) and order them. So far, so easy.

Before I went to the USA in August, I was in contact with two guys at Spreadshirt here in Germany (where I live) and the result was me being comissioned to do this project: Create a Shirtain. (here is a logo:)

Shirtain logo-sketch.

The main idea:

T-Shirts are groovy. You can wear them, you can wet them (for the contest), you can wear them out, you can transform them into a Tuareg-style bandana. But what else can you do with T-Shirts? The fabric is nice, 100% cotton (for most of them), they can be washed and ironed easily, they keep you warm and it is actually quite hard to see through them (when dry and not white). Perfect material for: A curtain!

The project outline:

I have bought a cheap sewing machine from IKEA. Over the next few days I will produce a prototype from shirts provided by Spreadshirt. I will document the process on here for everybody to follow, to comment and to make their own. Stay tuned!

My background:

I earn my money as a marketing muse for Dorten in Stuttgart/Germany. I have a few Spreadshirt Shops, none of which sell, but I can't be bothered to advertise that stuff. I took a three year course in Performance Design at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (yeah, the Paul McCartney Fame-School), where I also learned how to design and make costumes. This project is a flashback to these times and I hope that I will succeed in the end. This is also meant as a first project in the direction of the art-world. I have a few other concepts that might be more interesting, who knows. I love this Shirtain thing. Let's go, first pics available tomorrow!