Hidden Within the Flames

Fire, on a Team Liquid piece, had to be blue. I took the flow of the flame as the real subject and drew it as fluid, handcrafted strokes running across the entire chair, backrest, seat, sides, in a palette of deep and royal navies, two teals, and salmon and blush pinks that keep the whole thing from reading as cold. Silver on the armrests and side lines gives the artwork something quiet to sit against, and blue accents on the wheels close the piece off.

Every stroke is meant for thread, not print: the artwork was drawn to be fully embroidered, which is what turns the pattern from an image on fabric into something with grain and relief. Even the Team Liquid logo is embroidered. As lead designer I took it from concept through the artwork and the product renders, working with the Blacklyte and Team Liquid teams on what the piece needed to be, unique, premium, and worth collecting even by someone who has never watched a match.