POPPLETON
New York // New York
Poppleton believes in living in a constant state of fate - the space where human control is distant. If one can exist here, then the pursuit of advancing design potential through dynamic processes results in a loop of happiness.
Conceived at youth and founded in 2018, we strive to create excessive necessity - balancing dialogue and object. New York is home.
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My story starts as a young boy - 4 or so - sitting under my mother and father’s dark, bulky dining table confined by the decorative legs of eight wooden chairs. My bare legs rest on the cool oak floor while the sun shines through the white lace table cloth - casting a pattern across the floor until the table shadow hits. This isn’t a game of hide-and-seek with my five siblings. This is art in the making.
This is where the powder blue stocking comes in - the childhood GIF that keeps playing in my mind. My mother’s passion seeded, matured and crafted into a reflection of me. The journey is bold.
"Living in a
constant state of fate."
I kick off my beat up sneakers and fixate my attention on my mother’s left foot, dressed in her worn, powder blue stocking. The rhythm of her foot moves with the stitching of my soccer shorts moving through the machine above. As she sews I monitor for falling needles and collect fabric scraps. My mother is my creative spirit - igniting my passion for fashion and outfitting my hunger for sport.
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Born in the mid-80’s, I was culturally nurtured as a 90’s kid. I fell for the flights of Jordan, the consistency of Ripken Jr. and the golds of the Olympics. My competition started on the rec soccer pitch but quickly spiraled into traveling the nation as part of an elite soccer club kicking shins with international soccer teams from across the globe. Sport has been and always will be with me - through my battered knees and ankle scars as well as passion for competition, thirst for collaboration and respect for those that came before me.