‘ALTOIDS ARTIST’ SAYS SCENT IS A STIMULANT

‘ALTOIDS ARTIST’ SAYS SCENT IS A STIMULANT



NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) – A New York designer has just completed a project made almost entirely of Altoids mint tins. Alton O. Spot’s window design is a mannequin wearing an old-fashioned gown made out of more than 300 Altoids tins and sits in the window of the Le Corset boutique in New York. The window also features snowflakes made from Altoids mints. Designer Spot says he worked 10 hours a day for over a week assembling the Altoids outfit, but he didn’t tire of the project. In fact, he says the strong smell of the peppermints kept him energized throughout the design process. Alton now hopes to become the world’s foremost Altoids artist and says working with the mints has inspired new Altoids art projects – including painting on the flattened out mint tins.

Tue 12-18-01