boy names

boy names is a collaboration between designer Collin Bunting and painter Ray Borchers. Using traditional ruler and paper design, block printing, hand painting, embroidery, applique’ and dyeing we make work that is the exact opposite of fast fashion. Our process consists of using time-tested slow techniques with the intention of creating pieces that last a lifetime; yet the results seem to pop and flash and surprise. We are inspired by this contrast between process and result. Synthetic paint, ink and dye on natural fibers anchors themes of curiosity, play, nostalgia, tragedy, humor and darkness and creates plush tension amidst the images and text that are prevalent in our work.