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Handmade Portraits: 1AEON
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Published on September 4, 2008 in This Handmade Life

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This article was originally published on May 13, 2008. We are reviving it as part of the Best of the Storque series. Enjoy!

Gabe Molnar of 1AEON says his designs often come from his dreams. The fantastical imagery includes lions, dragons, skulls and owls ("since before all the owl hype," as Gabe says). Working non-stop in his small kitchen in Brooklyn, this Hungarian-born artist is driven to be the best at whatever he does and to push the boundaries (maybe this comes in part from growing up under Communism?). But his passion and ambition hasn't made Gabe lose sight of his humble beginnings. We were very inspired to meet the maker behind 1AEON and hear his story.

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29 comments     Login to add your own!

May 13, 2008 at 2:52 p.m. matt

Awesome and inspiring!

May 13, 2008 at 3:08 p.m. weirdwolf

Gabe is a total Zen master!

May 13, 2008 at 4:13 p.m. jessicajane

that video was so good, very inspiring.

May 13, 2008 at 4:18 p.m. Vanessa

Yay! 1aeon is a very intriguing.

May 13, 2008 at 7 p.m. brepettis

I love this video.

May 13, 2008 at 7:05 p.m. georgiavaridakis

Awesome video. Keep up the great work Gabe!

May 14, 2008 at 1:53 a.m. SarahsSky

wow

May 14, 2008 at 6:42 p.m. cloud9designstudio

awesome video. thanks for sharing this inspiring story with us...

May 14, 2008 at 11:38 p.m. 1AEON

Thank you for making it happen, because ultimately you all helped. Without you it wouldn't be Etsy, and without Etsy would be 1Aeon portrait:)
thank you,

Leola & Gabe/1AEON

May 15, 2008 at 12:32 p.m. Elizaveta

That was an amazing video...I can't believe Gabe prints out of his kitchen...very inspiring....I love 1AEON's artistic creations...Beautiful!

May 15, 2008 at 12:35 p.m. calebwalt

great video. i want to turn my kitchen into a printmaking studio.

May 22, 2008 at 8:40 a.m. Feltathome

this is brilliant - an inspiration to us all. The video is great! and his designs are A1

June 4, 2008 at 9:40 a.m. panyizsuzsi

It is a quality video! Szia Gabe!

Aug. 6, 2008 at 3:23 p.m. monkeypowered

GREAT vid. so supa talented.
inspiring for sure!
Yay Gabe!

Sept. 4, 2008 at 4:07 p.m. redyellowandblueink

Ya ya ya! great video, super inspiring!

Sept. 4, 2008 at 4:38 p.m. redkatblack23

I have two of their shirts and they ROCK!

Sept. 4, 2008 at 10:45 p.m. reqbat

this was so freaking cool.

Sept. 5, 2008 at 12:23 a.m. katelynjane

I loved this store even before I saw this video...and now I love it even more!! Congrats on the success guy, your store is seriously amazing and I really admire your attitude and effort! I can't believe you actually work out of that kitchen...my impression from just seeing the store was that it was really set up, I guess that's a good thing!

Awesome work!

Sept. 5, 2008 at 3:29 a.m. kmwatkins

Such awesome graphics.

Sept. 5, 2008 at 9:25 a.m. julietaromano

the video is awesome, it is very artistic, and it makes you think beyond

great artist!

Oct. 26, 2008 at 12:12 p.m. MajoReyStore

I just love everything , congrats all is awesome

April 7, 2009 at 9:47 p.m. IsaacBidwell

you convinced me. i'm sold :)

April 26, 2009 at 2:07 a.m. roamingrabbit

Great video. Convinced me to buy something... I've been admiring for a while now. I just have to decide if I want the cat, wolf or bear. So many awesome designs! ;)

April 28, 2009 at 11:19 p.m. 1AEON

thank you so much guys!!!
it means a lot to us!! make us not to give up, but make better, greater things tomorrow!!

May 15, 2009 at 6:57 p.m. WieberArt


Extremely talented you are !!!
If you are not in any of the major retail stores- you should be !

June 8, 2009 at 4:15 p.m. raygunrobyn

Been a big admirer of your work. Its always so interesting to hear how people have started and how hard you work to make your dreams happen. Keep it up and I'll try to catch up!

July 16, 2009 at 1:32 a.m. Signs

1AEON.. awesome work. one of the best shops on etsy

July 23, 2009 at 10:54 p.m. shoshanna2003

oh my god I love your line, another talented designer that inspires me to do beter and better designs . Keep up the good work:)

Aug. 8, 2009 at 3:28 p.m. myownlittleuniverse

that was great to see the man behind the designs. i have bought two shirts from 1aeon so far and plan to buy even more now, knowing that the designer is a really likable guy with an inspiring story. thanks for getting all your creativity out for us to enjoy! xoxo katie

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