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...Urban Artist Ryan Frank 32, London...
CLAIM TO FAME Rather than envision a final product, the Johannesburg-born furniture designer focuses on experimenting with materials. Frank's eco-sensitive collection is inspired by the contrast of nature and urban deterioration, corrosion and decay. "I grew up in Africa with big open spaces and came to London, where the bridges and canals are over 100 years old and the buildings are recycled, reclaimed and patched up," he says. "This city has just enhanced my desire for nature...
...BREAK After studying product design in Cape Town and in Zwolle, the Netherlands, and working at Dutch design studio DenHartogMusch and at Alsop Architects, Frank settled in London, where he sells his "free-range" products made of urban detritus (think brick accessory bowl). Soon he plans to relocate to Catalonia, Spain, for the warmer clime. He hopes to teach his sustainable-design techniques to poor South Africans and help them organize a free-trade work group...
...developed a high-end T shirt line made of organic cotton, which she sold in Europe. "People were really into what we were doing then," she says. "There was a real void in the market." She calls her customer a "metro-naturalist: someone who is artistic and urban, self-expressive and makes choices out of the norm...
...that one starts to think wild and crazy thoughts. “Even if one does not have the thighs of a newly born foal, one can still wear skinny jeans!” you say to yourself. “I can wear them! I will go to Urban Outfitters today!” Going to Urban Outfitters is one of those sobering experiences that remind you that Corporate America is producing a mechanized culture and that “Reality Bites” is actually the worst movie of all time. When I enter Urban Outfitters...