Carve have just received the Comme Des Garcon PLAY Chuck Taylor highs and lows!! PLAY which is Comme Des Garcons very simple, basic, and fun line has taken off in recent years opening up CDG to a whole new audience. The heart logo was done by artist Filip Pagowski. Our very own Edwin from our SD location has interviewed Pagowski on his blog. Check out the full interview here!!!

Filip Pagowski is known for his appropriations of lighthearted biomorphic forms and quirky illustrations. To most, Pagowski’s work is recognized through the eyed-heart logo he created for Rei Kuwakubo’s Comme des Garçons PLAY Collection. His father, Henryk Tomaszewski, was a famed poster designer from Warsaw that taught members of the politically charged design collective, Grapus. For Pagowski, he provided as a tough, yet constructive critic of his work. His mother, also a well-established artist, added to the translation of Pagowski’s artistic outlook.

Growing up in Poland, Filip relocated to New York, the city where he would eventually establish his network of collaborators. On top his work with Comme des Garçons, his client list includes, Saks Fifth Avenue, The New York Times, Diane von Furstenburg and Flaunt Magazine. In 2007, lucky attendees of Filip’s Happy Living Exhibition (held at Tapei’s Museum Of Tomorrow) were able to get a rare glimpse of his work. Earlier this year, Filip traveled to Slovenia, providing creative assistance for the next generation of designers participating at Poster Festival Ljubljana 09. I was able share a few words with Filip to find out more about what inspires him and his work.

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How did your relationship begin with Comme des Garçons’ Play collection? Were you familiar with Rei Kawakubo’s work before working under their commission? How did the eyed-heart character come about?

PLAY heart image happened simultaneously with, but independently of the creation of the PLAY line. It’s as if we both were affected subliminally by each other’s work. I submitted it for another CdG project, for which it never made it, but eventually it resurfaced; making bigger waves as a logo for the PLAY line. By then I’ve been already working for CdG, on and off for about 2 and a half years. Of course I was familiar with Rei’s work. I discovered CdG in the early 80s and was a fan ever since.