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celect by amass - A series of audio conversations with creators and community enthusiasts across all generations with a tie into sneaker and streetwear culture.
The intent with our celect audio format is to bring on creators and community enthusiasts from different generations and backgrounds to share their personal stories and connection to street culture. Bridging past nostalgia, present day experiences, along with the varying perspectives of each guest -- our goal with each session is to deliver original, entertaining dialog that will hopefully inspire you.
www.amassed.ca
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Kevin Kong on his obsession with Pokemon trading cards, providing some tips to upcoming collectors, and his thoughts at the time on the future of crypto collectibles.
Today’s episode is one from the archives. At the start of 2021 we caught up with Kevin Kong aka visualveks who’s well versed in Japanese street fashion and collectibles like Kaws and Bearbricks. We dove into his obsession with Pokemon trading cards, had him provide some tips to upcoming collectors, and got his thoughts at the time on the future of crypto collectibles.
Follow our guest:
https://www.instagram.com/visualveks | https://www.instagram.com/veksthetics
Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBgllvnE8UKwoC91gCAWOEQ
Follow us on Instagram for sneaker and streetwear visuals:
https://instagram.com/amass.ed
Be a part of our in real-time community conversations on Clubhouse:
https://joinclubhouse.com/club/amass
Relive history as you comb through our styled editorial looks and our curated selection of products from the amass archive:
https://amassed.ca
Note: Throughout our celect conversations, you may experience variances in audio quality. The amass team would like you to know that some sessions involve guests dialing in and any in-person sit downs involve all participants practicing COVID safety and wearing facial masks at all times.
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Andrew Lau on photographing basketball legend Kobe Bryant, working on campaigns for Footlocker and Nike, and diving into the process behind his shoots.
In this conversation we get to know Andrew Lau aka THENDRW. We’ll learn how his passion for sneakers and photography turned into a career working on campaigns for Footlocker and Nike as well as bringing him up close with basketball legend Kobe Bryant. We’ll dive into his process behind his shoots, get his take on social media as a content creator and along the way hear some personal sneaker stories and see what brands he’s excited about.
Follow our guest:
https://www.instagram.com/thendrw/
Follow us on Instagram for sneaker and streetwear visuals:
https://instagram.com/amass.ed
Be a part of our in real-time community conversations on Clubhouse:
https://joinclubhouse.com/club/amass
Relive history as you comb through our styled editorial looks and our curated selection of products from the amass archive:
https://amassed.ca
Note: Throughout our celect conversations, you may experience variances in audio quality. The amass team would like you to know that some sessions involve guests dialing in and any in-person sit downs involve all participants practicing COVID safety and wearing facial masks at all times.
Enjoy the listen. -
James Faulkner on thrifting Stone Island to trading Stussy for Issey Miyake and launching re-worked clothing.
In this conversation we get to know James Faulkner, owner and one-man operation of the archive and designer menswear store Faulkner. We’ll hear how thrifting a Stone Island piece from Value Village led to him opening a brick and mortar in Vancouver, how he traded a Stussy t-shirt for some Issey Miyake during a buying trip in Japan, and his recent launch of re-worked clothing.
Follow our guest:
https://instagram.com/shopfaulkner
Follow us on Instagram for sneaker and streetwear visuals:
https://instagram.com/amass.ed
Be a part of our in real-time community conversations on Clubhouse:
https://joinclubhouse.com/club/amass
Relive history as you comb through our styled editorial looks and our curated selection of products from the amass archive:
https://amassed.ca
Note: Throughout our celect conversations, you may experience variances in audio quality. The amass team would like you to know that some sessions involve guests dialing in and any in-person sit downs involve all participants practicing COVID safety and wearing facial masks at all times.
Enjoy the listen.