
By Parra
BY PARRA - FROM ARTIST TO LABEL FOUNDER
Pieter Janssen aka Piet Parra was already known as a Dutch graphic designer and illustrator from Amsterdam before the foundation of by Parra. Under the name Parra, Pieter created graphic works for posters, flyers as well as album and book covers. With his artwork the artist was able to make a name for himself worldwide. So collaborations with well-known companies were not long in coming. Piet Parra had already created designs for a number of Nike shoes before the founding of by Parra. Among them were highlights like the Air Max 1 'Cherrywood' and the Air Max 95 'The Running Man'. In 2005 Piet Parra designed the Nike SB Zoom FC, a sneaker dedicated to the skating team Fret Click, of which he himself was a member. Janssen is co-founder and creative head of the Rockwell Clothing brand, which was continued under the name By Parra from 2015.
By Parra
BY PARRA - FROM ARTIST TO LABEL FOUNDER
Pieter Janssen aka Piet Parra was already known as a Dutch graphic designer and illustrator from Amsterdam before the foundation of by Parra. Under the name Parra, Pieter created graphic works for posters, flyers as well as album and book covers. With his artwork the artist was able to make a name for himself worldwide. So collaborations with well-known companies were not long in coming. Piet Parra had already created designs for a number of Nike shoes before the founding of by Parra. Among them were highlights like the Air Max 1 'Cherrywood' and the Air Max 95 'The Running Man'. In 2005 Piet Parra designed the Nike SB Zoom FC, a sneaker dedicated to the skating team Fret Click, of which he himself was a member. Janssen is co-founder and creative head of the Rockwell Clothing brand, which was continued under the name By Parra from 2015.