Menswear: Aden
Aden Warrington is a true example of the "slash slash" generation. The creative 19 year who originally pinpoints his hometown as Manchester, England, has quite a fondness for the ubiquitous "/". He slips it in-between artist/ jewellery designer/ fashion designer/ model/ graphic designer and even taxidermist.
Changing his hair colour more times in a month than I have in- well- ever, Aden's changeable appearance is reflective of his resume that reads like a menu for an imaginative, eclectic feast.
We caught up with an (at the time) red-haired Aden to talk glitter, road kill and how Melbourne encouragingly supports a growing city of young, creative talent.
Q: You've been in Melbourne for 4 years now, how does it compare to the UK's creative scene?
A: I think Melbourne really strives to be the "next big thing" and because of that, Melbourne is really supportive of the "cool" industries such as fashion, art, music ect. This creates a big community of creatives that compete, yet at the same time support one another.
I personally feel that having a gallery show and my jewellery published in magazines at my age would have been a lot harder to achieve in a comparable city overseas.
Q: So, how would you describe what you do?
A: It's hard to specify on one aspect that defines me as there are so many. I recently landed a gig as a graphic designer for advertising consultancy, Avalanche Creative, but my true passions are in Art, Fashion, Taxidermy and Jewellery.
Q: How would you describe your work through these different disciplines?
A: For my Art I create sculptures out of taxidermy road kill and juxtapose it with tacky fake flowers and glitter. As for my interest in fashion, I'm currently working on a collaborative label with fashion designer, Ashley Chong. It's called Two Heads Are Better. Lastly, in jewellery, I'm starting a look book for a new range of necklaces and earrings made from clay, hair, silver and semi-precious crystals.
Q: Where do you find your inspiration?
A: Japanese artist, Nagi Noda is probably my biggest inspiration. She, too, dabbled in all number of creative endeavours from making video art to making wigs in the shape of animals. Sadly like many great people in the world she committed suicide, but she's definitely left an impact on me and a way to achieve things.
Q: A lot of your work includes using hair. Is there a reason for this?
A: Natural materials really interest me and I was originally inspired by Victorian mourning jewellery; how hair of a loved one was transformed into a beautiful piece of jewellery. Having said that though, I think that it's all a bit too dark and depressing so I like to take a new look on hair jewellery and play with it a bit.
Q: Can people buy your work?
A: Right now I'm in the process of building a website and creating a look book, which is proving to be a harder task then I first envisioned!
For now I post my purchasable work on my tumblr.
Words: Tilly Pearman
Photos: Adele Cochrane
Changing his hair colour more times in a month than I have in- well- ever, Aden's changeable appearance is reflective of his resume that reads like a menu for an imaginative, eclectic feast.
We caught up with an (at the time) red-haired Aden to talk glitter, road kill and how Melbourne encouragingly supports a growing city of young, creative talent.
Q: You've been in Melbourne for 4 years now, how does it compare to the UK's creative scene?
A: I think Melbourne really strives to be the "next big thing" and because of that, Melbourne is really supportive of the "cool" industries such as fashion, art, music ect. This creates a big community of creatives that compete, yet at the same time support one another.
I personally feel that having a gallery show and my jewellery published in magazines at my age would have been a lot harder to achieve in a comparable city overseas.
Q: So, how would you describe what you do?
A: It's hard to specify on one aspect that defines me as there are so many. I recently landed a gig as a graphic designer for advertising consultancy, Avalanche Creative, but my true passions are in Art, Fashion, Taxidermy and Jewellery.
Q: How would you describe your work through these different disciplines?
A: For my Art I create sculptures out of taxidermy road kill and juxtapose it with tacky fake flowers and glitter. As for my interest in fashion, I'm currently working on a collaborative label with fashion designer, Ashley Chong. It's called Two Heads Are Better. Lastly, in jewellery, I'm starting a look book for a new range of necklaces and earrings made from clay, hair, silver and semi-precious crystals.
Q: Where do you find your inspiration?
A: Japanese artist, Nagi Noda is probably my biggest inspiration. She, too, dabbled in all number of creative endeavours from making video art to making wigs in the shape of animals. Sadly like many great people in the world she committed suicide, but she's definitely left an impact on me and a way to achieve things.
Q: A lot of your work includes using hair. Is there a reason for this?
A: Natural materials really interest me and I was originally inspired by Victorian mourning jewellery; how hair of a loved one was transformed into a beautiful piece of jewellery. Having said that though, I think that it's all a bit too dark and depressing so I like to take a new look on hair jewellery and play with it a bit.
Q: Can people buy your work?
A: Right now I'm in the process of building a website and creating a look book, which is proving to be a harder task then I first envisioned!
For now I post my purchasable work on my tumblr.
Words: Tilly Pearman
Photos: Adele Cochrane
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