Akina releases ‘Poems for Piotr’
‘Akina is a villain with a button fetish. She attacks teddy bears to steal their button eyes!’ Our friend Akina has launched a brand new website with lots of new hand made treasures to feast your eyes on.
Also released is the fourth book in her series of sell out releases, Poems for Piotr is Lang Leav’s first venture into her exciting collaboration with music composer Cyrus Meurant. The elegantly hand-crafted book is accompanied by a music album, featuring the voice of Angela Little, (Ophelia of the Spirits) who was hand picked by Baz Luhrmann to perform in his epic movie, Australia.
Contemporary Sydney artist, Lang Leav weaves the enchanting world of Akina. Her imagination stretches across a variety of disciplines encompassing fashion, art, poetry and books. Known for her versatility, Lang has completed a wide range of projects both independently and through a number of exciting collaborations. The distinct nature of her work alternates between the whimsical and melancholy, expressing an underlying complexity beneath its child-like facade.
Lang is a recipient of The Qantas Spirit of Youth Award and was later granted a prestigious Churchill Fellowship. Her fashion label Akina has achieved critical and commercial success, stocked in key boutiques around Australia and later in cutting edge Harajuku, Japan.
Tags: AKINA , Angela little , australian design , Cyrus Meurant , lang leav , Poems for Piotr