DQM NEW YORK

Founded skate and sneaker boutique and apparel brand Dave’s Quality Meat, or DQM, in New York’s storied Bowery district in 2003. DQM quickly became a destination store, with regular press mentions, lines around the block for sneaker releases, and frequent product collaborations with top sneaker, skate and apparel brands including Nike, Adidas, Vans, Casio, Journal Standard, HUF, Girl Skateboards, Incase, Mark McNairy, Crescent Down Works, and Chocolate Skateboards.

Built the DQM brand from a few ‘shop tees’ into a fully-fledged apparel business sold in top-tier boutiques around the world, and represented by a full skate team. Created original concepts for marketing brands such as Vans and Nike to DQM’s local community, which led to the opportunity to create a concept for a New York-based partnership store with Vans, The General, and a long-standing consulting relationship with Vans.

Created some of the most loved sneaker collaboration products of all time, including the Nike Air Max 90 “Bacon” and Nike x DQM “Monochrome” Dunk Hi Perf. DQM is still frequently listed as one of the ‘most influential sneaker boutiques of all time’.