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The Coal Sketch Sessions

ACF Shoes (The COAL project). Made in England.


The shoes are brogues of course, the original fusion of refined craft and rugged utility in service of sartorial travel. Built in Great Britain using a traditional Goodyear construction complete with leather soles laid over hand troweled cork-paste footbeds and stitched to the upper via a goodyear welt. But tradition gives way to modern practicality as conventional laces are exchanged for the pull-on-and-go convenience of a contemporary elastic gore assembly.

- Design by Art Comes First.

- Picture by Bent René Synnevåg.

- Words by Liam Maher.



ACF Shirt with detachable collars (The COAL project). Made in Sweden.


A concept balancing a shirtmaker’s craft with modern functionality by means of modularity. Four separate classic collar-types attach or detach allowing a single shirt to rotate seamlessly and meet the challenges of any sartorial challenge.

- Designed / Developed by Art Comes First / Sebastian Dollinger of Eton Shirts.

- Picture by Bent René Synnevåg.

- Words by Liam Maher.



ACF by Lotho Eye-wear (The COAL project). Made in Japan/France.


The heritage of early round-lens spectacle reading glasses transformed by the guitar-pick shape influence of military aviator frames to produce a hybridization of intellect and action worthy of Thelonius Monk.

- Designed / Created by Art Comes First / Aroun Ducroix of Lotho Eyewear.
- Picture by Bent René Synnevåg.
- Words by Liam Maher.



ACF detachable shirts and Ties (The COAL project). Made in Sweden.


A concept balancing a shirtmaker’s craft with modern functionality by means of modularity. Four separate classic collar-types attach or detach allowing a single shirt to rotate seamlessly and meet the challenges of a sartorial challenge.

The shirt also comes with a tie loop in the middle to accommodate the function of a tie clip.

- Designed and developed by Art Comes First & Sebastian Dollinger of Eton Shirts.
- Picture by Bent René Synnevåg.
- Words by Liam Maher



ACF Shoes #2 (The COAL project). Made in England.

The shoes are brogues of course, the original fusion of refined craft and rugged utility in service of sartorial travel. Built in Great Britain using a traditional Goodyear construction complete with leather soles laid over hand troweled cork-paste footbeds and stitched to the upper via a goodyear welt. But tradition gives way to modern practicality as conventional laces are exchanged for the pull-on-and-go convenience of a contemporary elastic gore assembly.

- Design by Art Comes First.
- Picture by Bent René Synnevåg.
- Words by Liam Maher.



ACF by Superduper Hats (The COAL project). Made in Italy.


One universal hat-form given distinct stylistic and sub-cultural nuance by virtue of the shifting size and shape of its brim across four variations.

- Designed and developed by Art Comes First / Matteo Gioli of Superduper Hats.
- Picture by Bent René Synnevåg.
- Words by Liam Maher.

ACF by T-Michael (The COAL project). Made in Norway/Portugal.

This arsenal of creative tools needs a bespoke carrying case. A compartment for every concept but space to add more; strips of texture, cuttings of color, totems of tonality, talismans of inspiration all picked up along the way.

To be inspired, to stay inspired, to inspire yourself, to inspire others..

- Designed by Art Comes First & T-Micheal
- Picture by Bent René Synnevåg.
- Words by Liam Maher.

ACF Scrapbook Journal (The COAL project). Made in Lisbon/Portugal. The scrapbook’s power to inspire - with carefully curated drawings, photographs and fabrics embedded - magnifyed exponentially by the journal’s power to harness ideas - within the limitless potential of thick sheets of virgin white paper.

- Crafted by Art Comes First & Kalaf Angelo

- Picture by David Pattinson.

- Words by Liam Maher.

ACF socks (The COAL project). Made in Italy. As important as the shoes are - and they are - tradition and logic both dictate that you put your socks on first. Knit fine in pure silk or natural cotton and detailed with rule-mark-stripes discreetly confirming where your trouser hems should end. A man/woman knows the right break point between pant and shoe.

- Design by Art Comes First
- Picture by Bent René Synnevåg.
- Words by Liam Maher.

Where Is The Cool? Les Inrockuptibles ACF Feature

French Cultural Weekly Les Inrockuptibles ACF Feature

From the Bearded Men of ACF

Founded by Sam Lambert and Shaka Maidoh (Pictured), ACF creates, via their blog & projects, passages between art, fashion, photography, poetry and performance. In Florence, around an outdoor game of chess, these stylish Last Poets presented a stimulating, ideal and all-encompassing men's wardrobe, for which they recruited the best specialists of each respective domain.

Pitti Uomo 83 - Street Style 2013

Weekend Mood board of Inspiration 13

See more of the inspirations on ACF tumblr

Alternative Set and Pitti Uomo 83: ACF Presents The COAL Overview.

COAL @ Pitti Uomo by ASVOF

http://dianepernet.typepad.com/diane/2013/01/coal-at-pitti-uomo.html

COALizione Design

http://www.marieclaire.it/

Art Comes first x Pitti Uomo Presents The COAL

 

 http://www.aandhmag.com/art-comes-first-x-pitti-uomo-present-the-coal/

COAL - THE DIALOG: A Game of Chess

THE BALANCE & THE GAME UNFOLDING

The production and exhibition of these designs sets up a context for dialog.

The dialog between creatives on the subject of balance and how best to achieve it.

For the Coal project this dialog will be framed within a gentlemanly game of chess - a tradition of playful exchange famed for ritual, beauty, richness and the tipping of a balance back and forth between players.

More than that, the chessboard can serve as a rosetta stone for discourse, anchoring a discussion or debate between players on other subjects even as they move their pieces across its iconic checkered pattern.

- Written by Liam Maher 

- Chess board & Pieces designed & conceived by Liam Maher for The COAL Project. 

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ACF Presents The COAL: Today

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