A new wonderful interview with a great member of the laFraise community. Give it up for: Guillaume!

Hi Guillaume,

Please introduce yourself in a few sentences, where do you come from and what do you do?
In a few lines, I have lived in south of France, and then in different places in France until I came to Paris a year ago. I am a tyrant in life but I cannot live from that, so I design shoes.

How long have you known laFraise and how did you hear about it? What do you like about it?
I heard about laFraise about 6/7 years ago but it was by chance as I was surfing on the net and looking around because I wanted to print some of my drawings on shirts. I loved the fact that your shirts are limited and the huge creativity found in some of them. It’s not the kind of shirt you see everyone wearing and when you wear a laFraise shirt everybody looks at it.

What are your hobbies, passions and interests?
I love bursting bubble wrap as my number one activity, and then bothering my friends, pulling jokes on people, fashion, graphic designs, and video games. I also play with Legos. I love art rock and my girlfriend of course.

Among all of your laFraise shirts, what are your top 3?
- My old sweet hoodie one « New York loves Me »
- A grey one with a boy shooting on cars (sorry I do not remember the name of it)
- « Green monster » but as a first edition please

Who is your favourite designer at laFraise?
I do not have specific favorite designers; I love the design most than the designer even if I love Georgeslemercenaire’s style for instance.

What are your expectations this year?
Designs with a connection with “Back to the future”, I missed some shirts at that time. Or maybe I want to become the richest man or buy a country or lead this country and keep on not growing up.

What would you be if you were?
- A flower: Narcissus without hesitation

- An animal: A fennec or a hyena because we do not speak about it that much and I love hyenas.

- A celebrity (dead or alive): Banksy (I would love to have his talent and his never-ending and overwhelming ideas)

- A colour: Grey

- A music genre: Rock

- A shirt colour: 19-4025 tpx

A last word? Kamoulox ! (A parody of a French game show)

PRINTS

The evolution of camera by Hanashing

Forest factory by Vinsse

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We will offer all second and third place designs a print-on-demand contract!

Second place: 1 free t-shirt

Illustrator by KidOF

Third place: 1300 brouzoufs

K7 by Lemerou

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Congrats to the winners and thanks to all participants!

This week we proudly present a nice and decent guy of our beloved community. Let’s read a bit about: Reynald!

Hi Reynald,

Please introduce yourself in a few sentences, where do you come from and what do you do?
Hello to you and all of the community! I come from Normandy and I live in la Haute Savoie. I’m in charge of communication for a collective, I am a bureaucrat, so of course I do not work that much.

How long have you known laFraise and how did you hear about it? What do you like about it?
Not easy to remember that one! I think I know laFaise from Spreadshirt. At the time I was looking for a Christmas present and I was surfing on laFraise then. At the first blink of an eye, I told myself Wow! I found the spirit of laFraise really cool and the designers are professionals. It’s been 6 years now (Call me Grandpa) and I’ve stayed loyal because laFraise offers a large range of designs for every taste and since I am a bit graphic designer myself, I rediscover this when I really appreciate a design.

What are your hobbies, passions and interests?
Well I’m searching but as there are more things that I don’t like, it is hard for me to answer that. The first twenty years of my life, I drew all the time (I loved that) but with studies and work, I don’t reall have time for it, then I started playing music, especially guitar which I still play. I love sport in general, video games, I read manga comics and I love doing interviews: it’s my passion (just kidding)

Among all of your laFraise shirts, what are your top 3?
Well not that’s hard since I own only 3 laFraise shirts but I do not know their names (I know …) There is “Freaks rock your sale des fêtes”, a hamster suspended to a Fair Isle motive and the one I’m wearing in the picture. Actually I have gifted more t-shirts than I bought for myself.

Who is your favourite designer at laFraise?
None! Not that they are not good but I can’t find one in particular and I think that is what I like about laFraise. There are a lot of very good designers, new and old ones but I’m ashamed not remembering their names.

What are your expectations this year?
Well a big expectation has been already fulfilled with laFraise kids at the end of 2011: shirts for kids! I will get some for my son, then his mates will be jealous! As for the rest I do not know, maybe meet some people inside the community (Looks like a sect, doesn’t it?). As for laFraise, I wish it stays the same with the spirit and the quality of shirts and what about a new website with a search box?

What would you be if you were:
- A flower: I do love flowers …

- An animal: Oh my god! What is this interview? Can you ask me about politics instead? Do I really need to answer that? Well a tiger then because it is from my Chinese astrological sign or maybe a tiger with glasses.

- A celebrity (dead or alive): I would have liked to be a guitar hero such as Angus Young or Slash but it’s too late 

- A colour: Red (vermillion as a preference). Why? No idea!

- A music genre: Easy!!! Hard rock! Yeeeaaahhh!

- A shirt colour: black even if I do not stick to this colour.

A last word?
Thank you!

PRINTS

That’s all folks by Graetz

Hamelin TV by Di.Jay

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We will offer all second and third place designs a print-on-demand contract!

Second place : 1 free t-shirt

Keep smiling by Walmazan1

Thrid place : 1300 brouzoufs

Strange tradition by Naolito

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Congrats to the winners and thanks to all participants!

I want more pictures, more laFraise t-shirts, I want more of everything! Don’t be shy, dare to show off your laFraise shirt, with or without making a scene out of it!

Here’s one recipe for a fun Photo of the Month: a photo album on Facebook, a great community and great graphic t-shirt designs. Let’s get even more participants involved this year – the more the merrier!

Send your submission to jeux@lafraise.com and you’ll have the chance to win a €23 laFraise shirt!

All photos will be added to the Facebook photo album and the community will vote on their favourite picture(s). The photo with the most “likes” will be named the Photo of the Month and will get a free laFraise shirt. Easy, fun and totally worth it!

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As you know, I never pass up the opportunity to break the ice with an example. I don’t expect such high quality scenes from you (or do I? … ;) but the idea is really to show that simple ideas can have great results!

Last week I did another photo shooting for laFraise, and this time I was immortalized by the French photographer Stéphane HERVÉ!

Stéphane HERVÉ is from la Bretagne in France and has lived in Paris, Los Angeles, New York and settled in Berlin last year. Over the next few weeks, you will be able to visit his website and see his portfolio “I see things” that will be a collection of all his best work (fashion, games, Nintendo, music …). If you want to get to know more in the meantime, visit him over at Facebook , or listen to his band DEAD SEXY INC, that will release their new album later this year …. If you guys love rock & roll!

Here are some cool videos from the previous album KAMIKAZE that I recommend if you love rock, electroclash and all similar rock styles :-)

Simple Things by Dead Sexy Inc

Rock & roll Kamikaze by Dead Sexy Inc

Now I am pleased to introduce you my photo of the month for February with the funny t-shirt « Super toaster » by Pasquéoz.

I’m looking forward to receiving your pics, let’s have fun !!!

This week, it’ going to be black and white:

Angry wolf by scro

Ames-soeurs by Mayablabla

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Again, this week, we will offer all second and third place designs a print-on-demand contract!
So… if the designers agree to it, you might have the chance to get your hands on these great t-shirts – on-demand!!!

Second place : 1 free t-shirt

Flash by Atelocynus

Third place: 1300 Brouzoufs

Prédiction by Pandaluna

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Congrats to the winners and thanks to all participants!

MultiCrass has been a member of laFraise since way back in 2006 when our strawberry was still ripe! Get to know a long time member of the community and what they are up to when not voting on designs!

Hi Multi,

Please introduce yourself in a few sentences, where do you come from and what do you do?
Hi Nath, and hi everybody! It’s not that complicated, I live in North of France and I work in Purchasing for a company that does industrial piping.

How did you discover laFraise?
My colleague Antoine “the IT boy” helped me discover laFraise in 2006, and since then I can’t stop loving these shirts! I love the unique designs and the principle of voting.

What are your hobbies, passions and interests?
I have several passions like rock music, drawing, gardening and basketball, but I like creating things the most. In music I love to write and play with my ukulele, and as for drawing I can create ideas for a t-shirt, for instance.

Among all your laFraise shirts, what are your top 3?
Too hard to make a top 3 because I love them all but the ones I wear the most are:
“Barbarpapa monkey“, “Tourteau suisse“ and “Your time“.

Who is your favourite designer at laFraise?
I have several … Graetz is one of my favourites, I love his style and I love Vermine01 and I did a cooperation with him. Pandaluna has a very good style, very simple but very efficient too. And georgeslemercenaire as well … well just great people on laFraise.com!!!

What are your expectations this year?
Between laFraise and me: a dozen of options on shirts!
Between me and the world: Survive and help the others.

What would you be if you were?
A flower: an orange blossom
An animal: A snail
A celebrity (dead or alive): Han Solo (but with a light saber!!!)
A colour: Orange (My fave colour!!)
A music genre: Rock or Disco, well let’s say Disco-Rock!
A shirt colour: Orange (Fave colour forever)

A last word?
Well, ah, I would say: “Gouleyant“!

With the next t-shirts, there will certainly be some black in your closets:

Art of cathodic by Gprod

For all nostalgic of the time when the TV was off from 2AM.

Four seasons pizza by Di.Jay
Tell me where I can find a pizza like this! I’m starving now!

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Starting this week, we will offer all second and third place designs a print-on-demand contract!
So… if the designers agree to it, you might have the chance to get your hands on these great t-shirts – on-demand!!!

Second place : 1 free t-shirt

Wrong way by vinsse

Third place: 1300 brouzoufs

Starfield by radiomode

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Congrats to the winners and thanks to all participants!