Internationally renowned cult label P.A.M. (aka Perks and Mini) is where fashion meets art, music, graphic and industrial design and the quirky collaborative fascinations of its creators: Shauna & Misha.
Oyster’s Lin Ma talks to one half of the duo, Misha about their new collection “Magic Messages” and making films in the wilderness.
Just out of curiosity, what's with your website? There's different footage every time I click on it! What are they about?
These are loop films. They are forever...if you want them to be.....our website gives you everything and nothing at the same time! Log in and find the possibilities of infinite aesthetics, even if you're only there for a moment. (enough!)
Tell us about your new SS/09 collection, and the inspiration behind it?
SS09 Magic Messages....it's fairly psychedelic. Recently I DJ’d on the Adriatic coast with friends Fergdalic, Thomas Bullock (RubnTug) and legendary Cosmic DJ, Daniele Baldelli. We had funghi (Italian) and DJ’d for 12 hours beachside and hung in tepees. This experience had a profound impact on our creative vision, Magic Messages was the outcome. Oil and water, aliens (of course) and Ancient Wisdom.....
How do you creatively come up with concepts for your work?
'Shrooms both delicious and dangerous. Fun times- bikes/gelati/dancing all contribute to a higher state of mind...
You have dabbled with so many different things (clothing, toys, art, books etc), is there another avenue PAM will go down? (Would you ever do a music video, short film or animation?)
We just did a video for our CHANGES project show in MU gallery in Eindhoven. And short films check www.perksandmini.com, and YouTube - sometimes we make a short film to present the new collection, and sometimes we disappear into the wilderness to film strange rituals (coming soon film collaboration with Welcome Stranger (Map of Africa - NYC)
The Magic Messages of P.A.M