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Travis Barkeris bringing his rockstar style to a new home collection
The Blink-182 drummer, 46, is launching a collaboration with London-based decor and lifestyle brandBuster + Punchthat features skull-adorned accessories for every space in the house. Some of the items include a skull-shaped candleholder, steel skull drawer pull and a lamp with a tiny skull pull chain.
The line, which will be available on Feb. 23, draws inspiration from some of Barker’s favorite creators past and present: “I think from the first time I saw artists like Pushead and the skulls that he would put on Misfits albums or Metallica albums, that was really big,” Barker explained in a press release. “Or Zero Skateboards back in the day. I’ve always loved them.”
“They scream rock ‘n’ roll. They scream danger and poison,” he continued. “Skulls stand against everything, so to present them in a way like this and take it to a new level is special.”
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Barker, whobecame engaged to Kourtney Kardashianin October, also dug into the importance of curating his home’s aesthetic while still making sure it’s highly functional.
“The space that you live or work in is everything. For me it’s simplicity—it’s minimal. My house is like that too. You don’t need a lot, but what’s there counts”—simply put, all the small things," he said, giving a nod to his band’s 2000 hit song.
According toElleDecor, he teamed up with Buster + Punch after the brand helped design his Los Angeles music studio three years ago. Barker and the brand’s founder, Massimo Buster Minale, became friends shortly after.
Minale told the outlet, the vision behind the line was “to inject these very boring types of home fittings—like light switches and door handles and kitchen pulls—with the lifestyle piece that I knew from motorbikes and fashion and music.”
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The collection reflects Barker’s personal style. He has over 100 tattoos on his body, with some dedicated to Kardashian.
PEOPLEconfirmed the couple’s relationshipin January 2021, andBarker and Kardashian went Instagram officialshortly after spending Valentine’s Day weekend together.
On Oct. 17,Barker got down on one kneeand popped the question to Kardashian in a romantic seaside proposal in Montecito, California.
source: people.com
