Meet Tourne de Transmission founder and creative force Graeme Gaughan. Why did you start Tourne de Transmission? The idea of TDT started at the end of 2011 with a few t-shirts. But it didn't really become a collection as such until AW13. I had been designing t-shirts for bands etc during the late 2000's and i wanted to find a new way of expressing certain creative ideas. But more from a art or photography influenced perspective. One thing lead to another and the label quickly snowballed into a seasonal capsule collection based around photography and contrasting messages each season. How would you describe TDT in one sentence? An overgrown art project. What inspired you while designing your SS14 collection? The main thing was reminiscing on my first teenage holidays with friends, the music we were listening to and the places we visited. Some of these places were pretty rowdy... It was as if the animals had been let out the cages, which made me reflect on the Blur track Boys & Girls. Which we were listening to a lot at the time. The streets really did feel like a jungle. I am sure its quite a standard teenage holiday experience now, but it was back when flights were just becoming cheep enough for us to afford to brake away from the parents for the first time and spread our wings. It was or at least it felt pretty crazy... people jumping from balcony to balcony on the 10th floor... fights in lifts, foam parties etc... it was pretty horrible on reflection but a good source of inspiration. Best advise you ever got? Follow your gut, make the choices that feel are right straight away and dont fuck about ...and its better to regret something than being pissed of for not trying something. Top 4 songs at the moment? 1. Alghalem - Tarakaft: Our AW14 collection is quite heavily influenced by their music, look and style. 2. Joan of Arc - Arcade Fire: Love the new album... seems to be on repeat in the studio. 2. NIB - Black Sabbath: Awesome track, Awesome band. Every now and then i have a Sabbath moment. And their from Birmingham near where i grew up. 3. Last Stand - Kwabs: Dont know to much about this guy but his voice and the track are amazing. 4. Open Eye Signal - Jon Hopkins: This track has one of the best videos i have seen in a long time. It kinda draws you in on a journey with a skater who pushes his way across america in one go... Then randomly enough i ended up sitting next to the director Aoife McArdle at a dinner. So it was great to hear how it was shot. She is super talented ...
