WGSN Industry Inspirations Phil Hayes 2007

WGSN's Industry Inspirations feature on Phil Hayes, Product and Sourcing Director Asia Pacific for Quiksilver and prolific artist, sharing the seven things inspiring, motivating and exciting him at the time.

WGSN's Industry Inspirations series gets the inside scoop from key figures across the global design industry. In this feature, Phil Hayes shares seven things fuelling his creativity in 2007.

At the time, Hayes was working on a series of portraits of Chinese factory workers, inspired by the portraiture of David Bromley and Andy Warhol, with plans to exhibit the works at Amelia Johnson Contemporary International Fine Art in Hong Kong. He was also drawn to Melbourne's laneway graffiti and stencil art scene, particularly Hosier Lane near Federation Square, as well as Juxtapoz magazine and the book Sprout by Thomas Campbell.

Closer to home, he championed local Australian galleries QDOS in Lorne and Little Malop Gallery in Geelong, as well as Melbourne's growing reputation as a destination for designers, citing Fitzroy's Brunswick Street, Prahran's Chapel Street and the CBD laneways. Hong Kong also featured heavily, with highlights including the Silver Cord shopping centre, Hollywod Road galleries, Hutong Restaurant, Aqua Spirit Bar and the Fringe Club in Central.

Phil Hayes worked as head designer for Rip Curl Australia in the early 90s before leading the Australian Design Department at Quiksilver. At the time of publication he was Product and Sourcing Director, Asia Pacific for Quiksilver, with artwork held in collections from Geelong to Spain.