About me
Akiva is an American artist, designer, and creative director whose work has been featured in: Forbes, Hypebeast, Revolver, Complex, Flaunt, Highsnobiety, V Mag, Paper, WWD, Nylon, BOF, Refinery29, The Cut, i-D, Glossy,The Hype, Sleek, and many more.
His collaborations include: Billie Eilish, B.B. Simon, Blackmage, Lil Gnar, Ed Hardy, Ghostemane, Lil Skies, Lil Peep, JNCO, DeathbyRomy, Swarovski, Lil Lotus, Lil Texas, Stevis, Ronnie J, Nifty Gateway, Dress-X, Honda, Soap Shoes, Le Tigre, Ariana Grande, Emo Nite, Scarlxrd, Trippie Redd, and Deathnote.
Fashion clients include: J-Balvin, Kylie Jenner, Tyga, and Travis Barker.
Akiva has been instrumental in the contemporary revival of y2k fashion brands through luxury collaborations, infusing them with his distinct neo-gothic aesthetic, notably: ED HARDY, JNCO, and B.B. SIMON.
His background in the post-hardcore and alt-rap scenes has led to significant collaborations with alt-artists like Lil Peep and Ghostemane.
His art exhibitions have been showcased in major cities worldwide, including: Los Angeles, Tokyo, New York City, Berlin, and Mexico City, while his fashion collections are available at retail stockists globally.
Previously Akiva co-founded Rose In Good Faith and Akiva Stripe which he exited. Currently he is creative director at his namesake studio.