PAYING TRIBUTE TO A LEYEND
- Year
- 2023
- Role
- Packaging Design, Graphic Design
In 2021, following the passing of Virgil Abloh, Off-White™ collaborated with Daily Paper and Surf Ghana to create Freedom Skatepark, the first skatepark in Ghana. More than just a tribute to the late creative director, the project embodied many of the values that defined his work: urban culture, community, creative access, and design as a social catalyst. For Abloh, skateboarding was more than a sport — it was a structural, conceptual, and aesthetic reference throughout his creative universe.
"SKATEPARK" is a conceptual project that seeks to translate those same values through design, turning an everyday object like a fragrance into a symbolic piece capable of telling a story and keeping a vision alive.
The bottle embraces a refined, understated aesthetic. Monochromatic bands, structural voids, and intersecting forms reference recurring visual codes in the designer's language.
The design avoids superfluous detail and focuses on structure. At the center is the stopper: a reinterpretation of a skate wheel, fully rotatable through a simple gesture. More than just a formal element, it introduces an interactive dimension that turns the act of use into a tactile and sensorial experience.
