JAN 2015
It was there more of his Artistic
skills and talents began to slowly
emerge. He never thought he could
be an Artist. However, one day
inspiration came to him to try
painting on paper and from that
day forward he started his Spray
Painting journey, with the vision of
truly
expressing
his
feelings
through his Art. By this time, how
things were shaping up for Antonio
and
Nathalie,
seemed
like
a
fairytale, a dream come true even.
A few months after that, Antonio
and Nathalie received their first
From that moment onward Antonio and his very supportive
girlfriend Nathalie Roachford, met by his Dad's house every
morning to see what his dreams and ideas can be in reality.
Having optimism on their side, they patiently hand carved,
shaped and painted, what were the first prototypes, to see
what they could be. Super excited that they came out better
than expected, that gave both Antonio and Nathalie the drive
to continue improving upon the samples. After, a few months
real break in business, when they
were given the humble opportunity to partner with the
leading retail fabric company in Barbados ‘Abeds’. This
opportunity called on their skills to design and create over
100 awards, made out of coconut shell in accordance with the
company's 50th Anniversary. It was a mammoth job for them.
However, it was the beginning of many more opportunities to
come.
had gone by, their first prototypes had
improved 100% in quality and in standard.
It was now time to take the products to
‘Market’. After receiving so many reviews and
great compliments, Antonio and Nathalie
started to receive orders from friends and
family which started the buzz about the "glass
looking shells" around the neighborhood.
Continuing on their upward trend the couple
were faced with some personal challenges
which lead to the physical moving of the
business to Antonio's home in Clapham.
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