Your name ?
Karla and Xander aka Geek Freeks
Where you’re from ?
Auckland, New Zealand
When did you first get into plush?
We got into actually making plush about 3 years ago. We saw all the cool stuff on the net getting made and were inspired to give it a go ourselves, but we’ve been into plush toys, like lots of people, since we were babies!
What inspires you to continue to make plush?
It’s really cool to see something that starts out as a drawing on paper turn into a fully tangible “three dimensional” object. Seeing the looks on peoples faces when they buy our toys is also very rewarding!
If you were going to direct someone to site that best represents you work?
http://www.geekbooteek.blogspot.com
Any favourite plush gods/artists/designers out there that influence you?
Possibly too many to list, but the biggest influence would have to be Jim Henson and the Muppets. There are so many awesome artists out there we’re finding new inspiration almost every day!
If you were stuck on a desert island with only a couple of yards of fabric, scissors and thread, what would you make?
1- Hammock
2- Bungalow
3- Crocheted Pina Coladas
Do you ever have fabric dreams, where you walk into a store and see all of the fabrics you have ever dreamed of for sale?
Karla: “Not that often, but when I’ve been sewing all night I then have dreams that I’m sewing all over again”
If you ever become a multinational business, rivalling the market share of all other plush artists, what will you do with your newfound plush power?
Create the world’s largest and friendliest craft show, where everyone, whether experienced or new-comer, can showcase their plush awesomeness!
If you were going to make a plush superhero that would represent you style best, what would be their name and what would their powers be?
He has a name but no-one dare utter it. With the power to shoot love hearts out of every orifice he’d be somewhere halfway between the Dali Lama and Nacho Libre!
Which one of your own plush would you describe as a self-portrait? Filip the slightly retarded turtle! (See attached)
If someone wanted to contact you about your plush?
geekfreeks@gmail.com
Anything else people need to know about you?
It’s a really cool feeling knowing that people out there all over the world dig our toys, our hope is to just continue having fun with it… oh and be filthy rich!
Karla and Xander aka Geek Freeks
Where you’re from ?
Auckland, New Zealand
When did you first get into plush?
We got into actually making plush about 3 years ago. We saw all the cool stuff on the net getting made and were inspired to give it a go ourselves, but we’ve been into plush toys, like lots of people, since we were babies!
What inspires you to continue to make plush?
It’s really cool to see something that starts out as a drawing on paper turn into a fully tangible “three dimensional” object. Seeing the looks on peoples faces when they buy our toys is also very rewarding!
If you were going to direct someone to site that best represents you work?
http://www.geekbooteek.blogspot.com
Any favourite plush gods/artists/designers out there that influence you?
Possibly too many to list, but the biggest influence would have to be Jim Henson and the Muppets. There are so many awesome artists out there we’re finding new inspiration almost every day!
If you were stuck on a desert island with only a couple of yards of fabric, scissors and thread, what would you make?
1- Hammock
2- Bungalow
3- Crocheted Pina Coladas
Do you ever have fabric dreams, where you walk into a store and see all of the fabrics you have ever dreamed of for sale?
Karla: “Not that often, but when I’ve been sewing all night I then have dreams that I’m sewing all over again”
If you ever become a multinational business, rivalling the market share of all other plush artists, what will you do with your newfound plush power?
Create the world’s largest and friendliest craft show, where everyone, whether experienced or new-comer, can showcase their plush awesomeness!
If you were going to make a plush superhero that would represent you style best, what would be their name and what would their powers be?
He has a name but no-one dare utter it. With the power to shoot love hearts out of every orifice he’d be somewhere halfway between the Dali Lama and Nacho Libre!
Which one of your own plush would you describe as a self-portrait? Filip the slightly retarded turtle! (See attached)
If someone wanted to contact you about your plush?
geekfreeks@gmail.com
Anything else people need to know about you?
It’s a really cool feeling knowing that people out there all over the world dig our toys, our hope is to just continue having fun with it… oh and be filthy rich!
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