Are You Single? Tee Shirts @amsportdesign
Wherever we are in the world, the best journey is travelling home to London. And that’s because one of the best things about London is the amazing people that live here. People from all over the world, with different talents, passions, points of view, experiences and humour.
We met Andrea Marchi in Maida Vale, West London, where he’s lived for two years (well, he actually lives in Queen’s Park, we met in Maida Vale).
Andrea was born and raised in a small town on the Italian Riviera called Finale Ligure, famous all over the world for its mountain bike trails and of course, the biggest 24 hour MTB race in Europe and in the past few years, a host of Enduro World Series. So it’s no surprise that Andrea grew up “with a bike as my friend, and my sports was a form of expression.”
A Mountain Biking pro for a long time, Andrea competed for many years at national and international level and then he started performing in Mountain BikeTrial shows. He has always been fascinated by the graphics and visuals that cycling athletes and brands create and his personal design style has been heavily influenced by action sports culture and lifestyle.
Andrea began designing Tee Shirts after he participated in a youth talent project in collaboration with La Piccola T-Shirteria in Florence, during the 2013 UCI World Championships. The tee shirts he designed sold out in a few hours and he knew he wanted to create more.
Today, Andrea’s designs for tee shirts and hoodies reflect his lifelong love of cycling and capture the energy of his beloved action sports.
Back to West London. Andrea loves what he calls its “huge melting pot of culture and vibrant people who likes to commute with bicycles more than with cars. A growing green community, in which I recognise myself especially when I’m riding around to find some new spot, where I can express my skills and train with my custom made Marino. I just love bikes, and I love the energy I feel when riding. I love be free, to be wild, creating tricks and stunts.”
Cycling fans know that a single-speed bicycle has a single-speed ratio and cyclists who choose single-speed bikes do so because they prefer the sense of achievement, simplicity and fun that single-speed bikes afford cyclists . Minimal, totally black or multi-coloured, single speed bikes are everywhere you look right now!
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Andrea has designed a Tee Shirt that asks “Are You Single?” And as a tribute to the cyclists he regularly works and rides with, he’s added London, New York or Milan to the Tee Shirts.
Above are Alessio and Elena, in Italy, modelling Andrea’s Are You Single? Tee Shirt. Blessed with radiant energy, Elena regularly collaborates with a number of action sports brands and Alessio is an emergent rider who loves Street Trial, Downhill, Fixies – the lot!
Below is Fabrizio, an ex-BikeTrial rider who’s a road biker these days. Fabrizio is wearing the Are You Single New York Tee Shirt, designed by Andrea. You can buy any of the Tee Shirts shown here.
And here’s Elena again, on a Fixie bike, wearing the Are You Single? New York Tee Shirt in white. We love those shades! Everyone’s favourite Summer 2015 style accessory!
It’s a pleasure to share Andrea’s story and we love that Elena, Alessio and Fabrizio have modelled the tee shirts so beautifully. Thank you to Andrea Baldi, creator of these gorgeous shots.
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