Art begins
with earth.

Hi, I'm Guy. I'm a university student, juggling my degree with co-founding Umber. I came up with the idea at school in 2021: a mixed-media clothing brand built on art, bringing together my love of art, fashion and video.

Whenever we were set a presentation at school, I'd find a way to turn it into a short documentary, and I noticed my classmates started looking forward to mine. Maybe they liked the more immersive, visual way of telling a story, which for my dyslexic brain was one of the few ways I could really take information in. Or maybe they just wanted a few extra minutes to finish their own.

Either way, it convinced me of two things. The traditional ways of learning about art, reading a book or the placard next to the painting, don't work for everyone. And while what a painting looks like matters, it's the story behind it that brings it to life.

Five years after I first imagined it, I teamed up with Olly to finally make it real.

Making art and music has always been my favourite way to spend time. I really enjoy the process of evolving creativity into something tangible to share with others.

I met Guy at school and we quickly realised that our interests in music, media (and most importantly art) were very similar, leading to the start of our friendship. So five years later, when he pitched the idea for UMBER, I immediately wanted to help out in any way that I could.

We started sitting down together and challenging what a contemporary independent art brand could look like and how we would go about showcasing the stories behind the art that people love. This included hours of throwing ideas back and forth to build something we are really proud of.

UMBER is our way of having fun with storytelling, videos, and clothing. Thanks for being here and checking us out!