As he said “one thing lead me to another”, the extended connection between sacred geometry which is palpable architectonical source for his creations, took him to create a line of jewelry, attracting a new market and also making an impact in were his creativity doesn’t have limits. As per my conversations with John, the more I asked, the more he will told me how things came together and how he has learned things in the road of life and work, although, John is not pretending to leave one thing for the other; furniture will continue as part of his collections, and just to add more; a line of shoes will be unveiled on 2012 so stay tune for his lavishing avant-garde outrageously creations because they’re going cause a high voltage in the world of fashion.
His a “hands-on” person, there’s no detail that could pass unnoticed to John’s eyes, pretty much he multitask every single detail from his work and does managing & creative direction as well, all at once, perhaps that could be the key to achieve experience in a business that constantly changes every day, but as exhausting or time consuming as it is, John never complains, in fact; exhausted is not a word on his vocabulary, you could find fluidly the word productive but opposite to that is never for him an option.
Jhon Jairo: How’s a normal day in the busy hectic life of John Brevard?
John: Thank you for asking, its quite busy and every day is very different and exciting.
Jhon Jairo: Tell us how did everything started, how you launched your furniture line ,and then following the jewelry ?
John: It was a very organic process. One thing just led into the next, naturally.
Jhon Jairo: At what age did you developed this passion and aesthetic for style and art?
John: Ever since I could remember, Ive always been passionate about creating and the creative process from it.
Jhon Jairo: How can you describe your aesthetic as designer ?
John: Fluid, its always changing.
Jhon Jairo: Tell me the philosophy of your latest furniture & Jewelry collection; I see the Jewelry pieces have a connection, did you planned it to be in congruence with the inspiration of the furniture?
John: As the vision became more concrete, I began to understand how all lines from shoes to jewelry to furniture had a cohesive aesthetic among five separate series.
Jhon Jairo: I want to know if energies are related in a philosophical way to your creations?
John: Everything is energy. So in that regard, yes.
Jhon Jairo: Do you consider Architecture a great part of your inspiration ?
John: My architectural training helped me illustrate my vision in a multidimensional way, so it was very helpful.
Jhon Jairo: If you could have two words to describe your creations what would they be?
John: Trans-personal and architectural
Jhon Jairo: Who or what has inspired you this past years?
John: Existential experiences, Lorraine Letendre has been a mentor for me and her aesthetic and guidance has been instrumental in my growth.
Jhon Jairo: In terms of the process of creating a furniture piece , what materials did you use?
John: Steal and petrified wood and for the Jewelry, silver, gold, platinum. Stones like; white diamonds, black diamonds, blue Sapphires and Onyx.
Jhon Jairo: By the way what’s the name you have given to the entire collection of jewelry?
John: Each one is divided into 5 sub-series, but the collection is called John Brevard
Jhon Jairo: I see you’re in a future process of developing a line of shoes; tell me the details about it.
John: Its a secret, but I could tell you one thing;the shoes that I’m making have been quite a challenge to engineer and create.
Jhon Jairo: When are you planning on unveiling them to the public ?
John: Circa spring 2012
Jhon Jairo: Besides the shoe line, any other plans in the industry ?
John: Yes, bags will launch with the shoes as well.
Jhon Jairo: Your advice to young people that share same dreams ?
John: The 10 thousand hour rule.
John thank you so much for your time, Metrovelvet will continue looking forward to see more of your incredible work .
John Brevard continues working at his newly gallery recently opened to the public during last Art Basel located in 3401 North Miami Avenue, # 107 Miami Midtown, Metrovelvet is thrilled to see more of his artistic work, basing on the truly faith he has on his work, it is a great example to people and to others who want to start the long road for their dreams, it takes time but with the passion and patience needed, things will come along the way, maybe as John said ” I’m not much worried about who will buy or who will wear it, I just want to continue creating that’s my goal, to produce each day more and more”, or maybe simple as others would call it; big dreams do come true.
Jhon Jairo Santos
Fashion Director USA
Photographs by Brady Miller
