ABOUT // EMXBP™

A MULTIDIMENSIONAL CREATIVE POWERhousE PROVOKED BY "THE FEELING"

"By emily blythe presser "

UNDEFINED YET EASILY identifiable. A MOMENT OF acted-upon CURIOSITY THAT quickly EVOLVEs INTO SHEER ELATION. a RUPTURE of the psyche SO deep, WE CHASE IT OVER AND OVER. and then, thAT same curiosity, unless successfully acted-upon thereafter, exists solely to provoke desire. Eventually, this becomes the NUCLEUS from which nostalgiA is born.

media, apparel, and identity designed to connect art, fashion, and motorsports.

'the feeling' is my north star, suspending me in a forever state of chase or create. starting with my first turns on a snowboard when i was three or four. too young to really understand, but that's the case WITH everything when you're a toddler.

As a los angeles native, my love for board sports grew parallel with my age, evolvING into years of almost-daily surfing and skating. while always returning to the mountain some 40+ days / each winter.

but as life would have it, you gotta pay to play. a little rock vs loose trucks, icy rails & goat trails...a slew of broken bones and surgeries from 13 & on. each one forcing me to focus on other outlets, 'the feeling' became something i had to create rather than chase.

BUT that's the thing about the feeling, it only turns to melancholy when left as an unchecked desire. only when i was forced to stop chasing it did i realize i could create it.

igniting a new inspiration for the world around me, i began to photograph friends while they surfed so i could still be at the beach even if i wasn't in the water. THIS WOULD LEAD ME TO photoshop and illustrator -- merely just as a way to kill time.

what all started as antidotes for melancholy, would end up being MY LIFE.

[ "CREATING THE FEELING" ]

EMXBP™ is a creative studio based in los angeles, calif. specializing in multi-media visuals and brand identity that intersect art, fashion, and motorsports.

a celebration of place, patron, or product through a homologation of disciplines. where the creative direction of a project is determined by the feeling it provokes. designing a tangible moment in time, through graphic and apparel design, digital art, photography and videography.

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adopted at birth by a british fashion designer and american businessman... i grew up in los angeles but was born in boise.

my existence is thanks to a night between a young artist and navy seal. one can only deduce my internal 'fire' is genetic, but undoubtably kindled by my adoptive parents, the people, places and things around me.

born in 1999, i'm the last generation of kids who played outside. i think it's partially why i chase 'the feeling'- i didn't grow up chasing likes and followers. something i'll forever be grateful for.

a dual citizen of the US and uk,, emxbp will eventually exist on both sides of the pond. but until then, southern california is, and always will be, 'home base'.

Cheers,

Emily Blythe Presser

adopted at birth by a british fashion designer and american businessman... i grew up in los angeles but was born in boise.

a dual citizen of the US and uk,, emxbp™ will eventually exist on both sides of the pond. but until then, southern california is, and always will be, 'home base'.

Cheers,

Emily Blythe Presser

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i landed my first client projects freshman year of high school, not knowing where it would take me. but there's something to be said about being able to celebrate over a decade of commercial projects before most people graduate college.

it all started with CUSTOM CLOTHING, ALBUM COVERS, AND MEDIA PACKETS FOR SURF & SKATE FRIENDS GOING PRO. graduating high school two years early, i would spend the next handful of years between LA and costa mesa. designing for brands like rvca and arbor snowboards, i got to combine my love for art and fashion with the 'other' side of my life.

summer days w/ an 8ft single fin, ducking ropes w/ friends in waist deep powder & roaming the desert on dirt bikes. up until that point, it felt like it had to be one or the other. realizing i could tap into both changed my world.

Eventually, i returned to la and began working with a private-label handbag & luggage company to create the visual identity of product lines for companies like free people, anthropology, and nordstrom. designing the actual products a few months later, i created two full lines, and was made creative dir. six months later.

while i knew i was accomplishing a lot, and most would be comfortable- i was not. after just over a year, all i wanted was to be back in the action sports world.

within days of that realization, i received an email from motorsport exotica. a race shop with a sprawling 11,000 sq. ft. facility in burbank, calif. they had recently partnered with a start-up company, and together, the two companies were launching a third. each offering a white-glove level of products, services, or lifestyle centered around cars & motorcycles.

I quickly realized we're all chasing 'the feeling', their medium is machine. my awareness, knowledge and appreciation OF said machine grew 10-fold, quickly. fast forward beyond that moment in the shop, and all the ones that followed. in the cars, on the bikes, at the tracks, creating, shooting, and chasing simultaneously. it re-lit the fire. and became the catalyst for EMXBP.