
Community as a Form of Research–
An ongoing exploration of the subcultures that make up the global Stone Island community. Loudspeaker Designer Shivas appears in the Spring_Summer '026 campaign wearing 1200018 Double-Coated Cotton Ripstop Overshirt.
INDEX
01 VIDEO
02 PRODUCT DETAILS
03 INTERVIEW
04 STONE ISLAND SOUND
05 BEHIND THE SCENES
06 COMMUNITY
02 PRODUCT DETAILS
1200018 Double-Coated Cotton Ripstop, an overshirt in resin-treated cotton ripstop. The piece-dyed fabric is coated on the outer face with a double application of a special pigmented resin, creating a dimensional effect due to the overlapping with the coloured base.
03 INTERVIEW
Contributors are asked a series of 100 interview questions, curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist, in an effort to define what makes the community distinct.
Question 06 of 100
What couldn’t you live without?
My bike is the happiest place that I find myself.
Question 07 of 100
What is your unrealised project?
To have a garage with a car lift where I could just work on my car.
Question 11 of 100
What ought to change?
Everything, but also nothing.
Question 16 of 100
What achievements of yours are you especially proud of?
My business, Friendly Pressure.
Question 41 of 100
What’s the most impressive landscape you’ve ever seen?
The view from the summit of mount Toubkal.
Question 42 of 100
Which building would you like to live in?
One that I build.
Question 47 of 100
What’s the best question to ask to get to know a person?
What’s on your Spotify playlist?
Question 51 of 100
What’s something you recently discovered about yourself?
That it’s possible to overcome addictions or vices or habits if you really want to.
Question 65 of 100
When you need inspiration, where do you go?
I get on my bike.
Question 79 of 100
Describe your earliest memory?
My dad’s here, and I remember being on his shoulders at Carnival, looking over a sea of people, seeing sound systems, hearing steel drums, smelling cooking jerk chicken.
Question 81 of 100
What gives you hope?
Protest.
Question 89 of 100
What is the most attractive quality in a partner?
I think the way someone dresses is really important.
04 STONE ISLAND SOUND
Exclusive playlist: CURATED BY_SHIVAS



