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When our Foxylab New York team saw Nastia’s work for the first time, we definitely decided to do a collaboration with her.
N. KFKS is an incredibly talented artist and graphic designer. The scope of her talent is limitless: from graphic design, illustration, 3D, packaging design, product design to projection mapping to videos, murals, concept art, game and experimental design.
Working all over the world, she has accumulated more than a decade of experience in the design industry and has participated in many international exhibitions.
Whatever Nastia does, she does it with passion. In our interview we talked about her passion for work, travel, hobbies and her upcoming collection with Foxylab New York.
Can you talk about your path to becoming a graphic designer?
During my last two years at school, I studied in architectural class and after in the Academy of Architecture & Art at the faculty of graphic design. Around that time, I started skateboarding and snowboarding. A lot, of course, came to me from that subculture. Also, I was very into manga & anime like Samurai Champloo, Ghost in the Shell, Ergo Proxy, Fullmetal Alchemist, Death Note & many more. All those epic visual styles were around me already. After I got my master’s degree, I moved to New York, where I learned to ride a flatland bmx. Street style was always a part of my daily life and shaped my design tastes.
How would you describe your approach to design?
Among your works there is often a theme of nature and Japanese culture. I think this reflects your style and you in general. Is it important for you to always put a part of yourself into your work?
I think when you create something, it’s always a part of you; it is a mix of your vision and a sense of beauty in some way. Since I’ve learned the history of art in the academy, I have fallen in love with Japanese culture : the spirit, beauty, philosophy. Also, I was fortunate to spend all my holidays as a kid in the mountains, sea and lakes around my native town: so I’m a big fan of nature. That’s why you can see many Japanese and natural influences in my works.
Which of your projects are you most proud of and why?
It is hard to say which one because I have plenty of great projects, and I’m so grateful for that. Maybe the first big project I collaborated with my friends, we made live-drawing on an abandoned factory. It was new for me, as I realized I could create at more levels, not only drawing but filming, editing, and most fun is collaborating.
Also, my projects in Shanghai and Singapore. It was a significantly different experience, with exciting communication and cultures.
Also, my projects in Shanghai and Singapore. It was a significantly different experience, with exciting communication and cultures. And, of course, my daily experiments in creating things, searching for new styles, and building myself as an artist.
Did you have any experience with NFT? How do you think the NFT world will evolve in the near future?
I saw that you also paint with acrylics. What is closer to you: digital or fine art?
Can you tell us something about your upcoming collaboration with FXLB? What will it be about? What was the inspiration behind it? And what drew you to this project?
You have a travel blog on your website. How many countries have you been to? Give us a number. Which place evoked the most emotion in you?
You have a travel blog on your website. How many countries have you been to? Give us a number. Which place evoked the most emotion in you?
What are you passionate about besides your work and how is it feeding into your work?
You do different sports activities (surfing, skateboarding, formerly flatland bmx, parkour, snowboarding) and lead a healthy lifestyle. How has all this shaped you as a person and an artist?
Who or what has been the biggest influence on your way of thinking?
Do you have any exciting projects coming up that you can share?
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