Sunday Brunch Special: Ruin Me Designs

1. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your indie business.
Well, my name is Sareth, and I run an online business called Ruin Me Designs. My current pieces are mostly Japanese-inspired, with a little bit of contemporary thrown in.

2. Where are you located?
I'm from the U.K, and very proud of it too!

3. How did you come up with your business name?
Originally, I made a lot of my items from vintage pieces - so I wanted my name to reflect that. I intentionally ruin items, and then turn them into something more modern, and wearable.

4. Where do you sell your products?
Mostly online at www.ruinme.tk, but occasionally through local craft fairs too. Although, those are hard to come by where I live!

5. Do you belong to any local and/or web groups or affiliations?
I belong to several online communities (Switchboards, Craftster etc) as well as LiveJournal. (you can find me at april-cocaine.livejournal.com).

6. When you're not making things, what do you do?
I play bass guitar, which I've done for the past 4 years. I also read a lot of books (Battle Royale and Misery at the moment), and play Animal Crossing on my Nintendo DS.

7. Do you ever get stumped for ideas? How do you work through it?
I do get creative blocks sometimes, and I find the best way to get through it is to try something completely new. For instance, I was having a hard time coming up with interesting clothing ideas, so I turned my hand to machine-knitting for a while, and discovered loads of ways to combine the two.

8. What would be your dream job?
I think I've found it! I love running my own business, although it can be very overwhelming at times. Someday, I'll have a large studio of my own, and hopefully be hiring several other up and coming designers. I really enjoy being creative, and working for myself means I can really concentrate on letting my creativity out. Although - I'm not too fond of the paperwork!

These two questions are mandatory :) This is a diner, after all.

1. What is your favorite meal?
Roast chicken and chips (that'd be fries to you Americans!) I always request this to be made this by my step-dad for my birthday! It's a little odd I know, but if you are one of my close friends, you'd know I have an extreme obsession with chicken.

2. Do you prefer tea or coffee?
I'm going to be very stereotypically English here, and say tea! I have about 5 cups a day and I really love Chai, and green teas.

Big hugs to Sarry of Ruin Me Designs for the great interview