Designer Profile:
Geek Freeks.
Key People:
Karla Hansen (sewer)
Alex Leighton aka Xander (designer)
Location:
Mt Eden, Auckland, New Zealand.
Bio/Company History:
Geek Freeks have existed for about 2 years now. It started as an idea in Alex’s head of turning his doodles of little monsters into 3D, and the most obvious and easy way to do it was to get Karla to sew them into plush toys as she had been sewing since she was a little girl, having been taught by her mum and nana.
What drives you:
Creating cool, original and fun toys is the main focus of Geek Freeks.
Inspiration:
The Muppets and anything else we grew up with that inspired us to be artists.
What are you doing when you don’t do this?
Black or White?
Black
Meat or Vege?
ALWAYS VEGE!!!
If you could spend a day with anyone, who would it be and why?
Xander - Jim Henson, his vision and body of work is a constant source of inspiration.
Karla - Jim Morrison, if you haven‘t heard of him then you’ll never understand!!
Best day in your life so far? Why?
Our wedding day in Vegas… we were married by Elvis!!!
Mac or PC?
PC
Married/Single Kids/Pets?
Married to each other. We have a big fat fluffy cat that Karla has had since she was 16, his name is Nardis.
Describe yourself in 5 words:
Xander- Creative, motivated, perfectionist, short and hairy.
Karla- Arty, moody, crafty, mental and lazy.
Links:
