After Magic I made my way over to Mandalay Bay to check out Project. The attendance situation with Magic probably had a lot to do with the opening day of the Project and Capsule show, as Project boasted a large buyer attendance. I was looking forward to the sit down chat with Johan and Andrew of 3sixteen that I had secured earlier in the week after submitting a resume for an internship. So I was stoked. Their booth had a constant flow so I bombed it around the show for an hour before the hot seat. I ran into our homegrown Winnipeg identical twins Chip and Pepper Foster and also crossed paths with one of my design idols Jeff Ng. I am sure he did not understand a word I said in my awestruck state.
The crew at 3sixteen are producing some incredible cut and sew upscale pieces and definitely focusing their creative energy towards capturing a more mature audience which I dig. I have to keep my mouth shut as to not get fired before I even start but watch these guys with a close eye. The are most definitely making some serious strides.