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10 March, 2010 11:15am | Posted in royalefam, sbtg | 7 Comments »

If you’re not living under a buy prada discount rock, you should be aware that the world-famous sneaker customizer/artist Mark Ong aka SBTG is buy prada discount in town to promote his Circus of Mutants line from DC Shoe USA. A couple of months back I had buy prada discount a 1 of 1 made for myself and I was so happy with the buy prada discount turnout. I had some time with Mark to talk shop. Most of questions I’m sure you’ve read somewhere before. In fact, the buy prada discount guys over at Clavel have him for this month’s issue (and another interview the month prior).

It was only yesterday I got to buy prada discount meet Mark in person. Actually, I think we met sometime before, but I guess I was forgettable and buy prada discount still a young’n in the game. Dude’s just awesome. He really puts you buy prada discount at ease. No diva-like attitude and just straight cool. Before I get into bromance here,  here’s my interview with SBTG:

Sole Movement: How old were you buy prada discount when you started customizing your sneakers?
SBTG: As early as 8 yrs old and professionally about 23.

SM:  Why the name SBTG?
SBTG: It was a buy prada discount name I gave myself back in 97. I liked how the buy prada discount abbreviation SBTG looked, other than that there’s no  particular reason.

SM: I’ve read in other articles that buy prada discount you started customizing to fix your busted up sneakers; but when buy prada discount did you find out that you were actually good at it buy prada discount and make it into a business?
SBTG: I found out when buy prada discount I was fixing sneakers back when i was 9 that buy prada discount I can’t really “mess up” on it, there is buy prada discount always a way around it. So I naturally made it into a buy prada discount business / my life when i was 23.

SM: How do you decide on materials to use on your sneaker creations?
SBTG: Its seasonal and buy prada discount whenever I get inspiration to use those materials to achieve something.

SM: Your creations are heavily inspired by military/camo designs. Why so?
SBTG: I was in the buy prada discount military for 2.5yrs and I was intrigued by its aesthetics plus when buy prada discount I saw what Maharishi did, I knew I could do something about it.

SM: Most of your buy prada discount creations are with the AF1 and Dunks. Why those silhouettes in particular? Do you do other brands other than Nike and DC?
SBTG: I grew up on those silhouettes and buy prada discount I love wearing them so I spent a lot of time “designing them in my head” on how they would look like. Yes I have buy prada discount worked with New Balance too. Basically if the project excites both parties then buy prada discount we have a winner!

SM: What would be the collaboration you’re most proud of?
SBTG: It would have buy prada discount to be every single that I am doing NOW, I always try kick it buy prada discount up a notch. Right now, I am enjoying the Circus of Mutants theme very much.

mark rockin’ his DC creation- Circus of Mutants

SM: What would be the most difficult client request you’ve ever had? Have you ever had nightmarish clients before?
SBTG: I cant think of a buy prada discount difficult client request as they all ask for designs that we pulled out before. Sometimes they request for buy prada discount too much design in 1 shoe but I guess they are buy prada discount just too excited and we advise them accordingly. Nightmarish customers, there has buy prada discount been less than a handful. there was one who demanded an buy prada discount email response 2 or more times daily. He even threatened us. LOL….

SM: I don’t want to buy prada discount say I got SBTGd into it, but can you tell our readers the buy prada discount added value of owning a 1 of 1 rather than buying so many limited edition releases?
SBTG: Well it buy prada discount really depends on how u look at it and how u personally like it. We take a buy prada discount lot of time designing our releases and we make sure those designs are buy prada discount made with integrity. They are usually more well known and buy prada discount have a story or concept going along with it which gives it buy prada discount value.  If you buy prada discount request a 1 of based on our previous design and buy prada discount adding or altering it a lil, you get to experience the buy prada discount basis of our craft, on how and why SBTG started. Both are buy prada discount great, so you choose.

SM: How long does it usually take to produce a pair?
SBTG: 1 day to a week.

SM: Now with our recent creation, the buy prada discount Sole Movement AM1s. What was your approach?
SBTG: It was basically to buy prada discount evolve the the AM1 premiums into a Regal Military shoe. It is buy prada discount a very Maharishi kinda approach.

SM: I know I gave you buy prada discount more or less a free hand in designing them. What pushed you buy prada discount to go this direction?
SBTG: It just made perfect sense to buy prada discount do it this way after our conversation. It was organic and buy prada discount the only way to go..

SM: You tagged my shoe as Disruptor. My friend’s shoe (Sable Dunk High) is Private Press. Where do you get all these cool names? Is it just something that pops up over the course of designing them?
SBTG: Yea, I go through this buy prada discount disorganized library of names in my head that influences , inspires, sounds right based from buy prada discount indirect sources and experiences in my life.

SM: If you buy prada discount were to do a collab with another artist, who would it buy prada discount be?
SBTG: It would be buy prada discount with whoever can come together to produce something exciting that we individually cant achieve.

SM:  After seeing your buy prada discount interesting designs, budding sneakerheads would eventually take the customizing route. What advice can buy prada discount you give them?
SBTG: Go all the buy prada discount way out. Be patient. Its all about beautifying the world and buy prada discount not who’s dick is buy prada discount bigger and you have the power to choose at every moment to buy prada discount be, NOWhere or NOwhere.

SM:  Last, what can we look forward to from Royalefam and SBTG for 2010?
SBTG: We can look forward to a commitment to beautify Asia’s street community from buy prada discount us. We are gonna help stores and brands around the region step it buy prada discount up!

Mark and MikkoMike Love, Mikko, Edong, and MarkDC Shoe Event, BHS 3/9DC Shoe Event, BHS 3/9DC Shoe Event, BHS 3/9

For more on SBTG and buy prada discount Royalefam, log on to www.royalefam.com or sbtgcustomkicks.com. Catch SBTG tonight at the buy prada discount last DC shoe event over at Manor, Eastwood City.

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