Amongst other creative endeavours, Scrap Wall designs beautiful clothes for WUNDERKAMMER; makes great art and is a wonderful friend. Here are his ten in no particular order.
GERHARD RICHTER- The greatest living artist. Hyper reality, absurd abstraction, idealistic installation- and I feel the need to read his ‘notes on painting’ at least once every couple of years. Genius. "I consider belief of every kind, from astrology to every elevated religion and all great ideologies, to be superfluous and mortally dangerous.” Deep thought for a painter... Sonic Youth used his ‘candles’ for the cover of ‘Daydream nation’ and I love them too.
AN ORDERED WARDROBE- And sparse cabinets. I’ve just moved into a new house. It’s great. I have a new bed, white linen, white walls- all the prerequisites for a happy environment, including new hangers. I love having all my shirts arranged perfectly. It’s almost an archival approach- certainly not styled in any way, none of ‘this with that’ – just white to black (and a section of essential colours). I’ve just ordered the WUNDERKAMMER showroom with the new Ann Demeulemeester. There are more than a few pieces I’d rather see in my wardrobe at home.
MERCEDES BENZ- I bought my first one, a ’71 280s when I was 17. Since then I’ve had a bunch. I had a ’65 with fins, then a massive 5.6 litre monster that cost a tenner around the block... so many, so many colours…‘Jewish racing gold’, ‘travertine beige’ ‘navy blue’, ‘blood red’ ‘ivory white’ ‘silver’, and of course, the unbeatable- Black. Now I want this wagon. It’s just a beautiful thing… and SO practical…(maybe with the original AMG wheels though..)
BLACK- The essential element. White is also great , and the spaces between- but really- black. There is no NEW black. Just BLACK. I love finding depth and subtle detail in black. That ‘black balloon’ song kinda gets me too…
PRETTY GIRLS- with bad make up and nails, especially if it seems out of character. Natalie thinks I’m sadistic, but , whatevs… They don’t have to be crying…
BRITISH BLUES- Since I was young, my family have had British blues. They are beautiful smug, fat faced little bastards. Bart was the first. Marco was huge- I think he had a heart attack. And now Yohji. Confused little girl, with a Japanese boy's name, lives with my mom and her man whom speaks to her only in French. Probably needs a therapist.
WHITE ROOM ADJUSTMENTS- I don’t like labels on bottles in the bathroom, and I choose containers that are white and basic shapes where available. I like making my surroundings as clean and simple as possible, and white signifies that. It doesn’t have to be a Maison Margiela; just white where you can. It lets the black stand clear.
MIRROR CAPPED LIGHT BULBS- perfect... Chrome and glass in the place of a lamp shade. In fact- chrome and glass- mirrors. Maybe just reflections in surfaces.. Uh-oh. There seems a recurring theme here.
SNOOKER, and the whole set up. The low set lamps, the order, the hope that I’m getting better, and the joy I get to play here- at WUNDERKAMMER HQ. So debonair. I’m training in hope of playing my grandfather and not being absolutely shown up. He’s an actual champ- in his mid 90’s and still ruling the table- even with one eye; …or maybe that’s the key…
