Verdy has taken over PostMag’s print issue cover this week with a custom design. It’s a collector’s edition in limited circulation – and we’ve made it even more fun by printing a double cover so you don’t know what you’re going to get. Pick up a copy inside the Sunday Morning Post newspaper on October 13.
We’re there the night before the unveiling of Visty Playground, a gargantuan installation that the duo have been recently toiling over, but the atmosphere, as would be the case around any ball pit, is one of levity. Verdy and Poon could not have seemed more different, yet they happen to be long-time friends and fellow chronic multi-hyphenates with projects spanning the worlds of art, fashion, food and design. Tokyo-based Verdy, with teams across Los Angeles and his hometown of Osaka, is the creative force behind several of the world’s most coveted streetwear labels: he first built his name with projects such as Girls Don’t Cry and Wasted Youth, and is a creative partner at Human Made.
The past few years have witnessed his rapid ascent in both luxury and the mainstream, with collaborations and roles with Louis Vuitton, Nike, ComplexCon, Blackpink and McDonald’s to boot. Hongkonger Poon, affectionately known as KP, is the co-founder of Elephant Grounds, The Hawk & Aster and Cardinal Point, along with many other ventures around the city..
