MINT Gallery Magazine Oct. 2017 | Page 49

A serial entrepreneur, illustrator and believer in the arts, Francis and his twin brother decided to establish a co-working space with the aim of bringing various creatives under one roof. This fusion was to foster collaboration as well as enable them do their own thing in a comfortable, yet stimulating environment. This was to help creative entrepreneurs avoid the pitfalls that occur when starting out. This creative hub, ‘The Roothub’, houses designers, photographers, technology enthusiasts, creative writers, web developers, digital marketers and a host of others. For him, success is doing something he enjoys everyday with a little twist, being challenged by it, and continually striving to improve his craft as a designer. He hopes to one day etch an impression on the brains of millions of people around the world and constantly works towards this. Daily, he switches between teaching graphic design principles, traditional fashion illustration techniques, painting with oil and adding flesh to new ideas. He strongly believes that in life, problems have solutions but these solutions can only be explored when looked at them from new and unique perspectives. In his spare time, he prefers playing with new ideas and being a part of interesting side projects in the technology and art fields. 49