:phunk

Rock music's rebellious spirit has driven Singapore-based :phunk studio since day one. Having met at Lasalle College of Art and Design in 1994, Jackson and Alvin Tan, Melvin Chee and William Chan wanted to break away from the restrictions of academic life.

"We were just teenagers," William Chan remembers. "Our priority wasn't being great graphic designers, but partying and getting laid. We found the idea of being rock stars attractive, so we merged the two and called ourselves a visual band." The group formed a T-shirt firm under the name of :phunk. But as the company's predicted sales failed to materialise, the collective ended up wearing most of the stock. The name stuck, however, and :phunk was born.

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