Rather Dark Vader, Lion King or PSG? Passionate about sneakers, he personalizes those of others

He ended up launching 100 %. Tired of his extended days where he accumulated his job as a seller in a ready-to-wear store of the agglomeration of Troyes (Aube) and his passion for the customization of basketball, Morgan Lebeaux has devoted himself to the second activity for a few month. With growing success. If the majority of orders come from the department, via the magic of social networks, the 36 -year -old has already been asked by customers of the other end of France. It was in a room upstairs of his house in Pâlis (Aube) that he satisfied his desires for creation and his concern for detail. At the four corners of his workshop, pairs dry, while waiting for the next step in the process.

“Since I was a kid, I love to draw. I had arrested for several years, but my partner convinced me to get back to it, ”he recalls. The fellow then invested in new equipment and started to share the friends and family from his talent. Passionate about sneakers – he owned up to around forty pairs – Momax, his nickname since always and now his artist name, has combined the two to get into personalization.

More and more asked, he decided and said goodbye to his old life. “My weeks of work were approaching 60 hours. It was no longer manageable, ”admits Morgan Lebeaux, who has since completely turned to his self -employed activity. “When I personalize sneakers, I don’t feel like I’m working!” My partner supported me a lot and encouraged to take the plunge. I am one of the people who are not afraid to get started. To find out if it can work, you have to go! “, He slips with determination.

Graphic tablet simulation

The first contact with its customers always responds to the same ritual: “Ideally, I prefer to meet people to understand what they want. Then, on his graphic tablet, Momax gives life to two -dimensional sneakers. A concept that is not always easy to transfer to the real pair, because of sometimes undervalued technical constraints. The comma brand is thus among the easiest to work, because its logo is one piece, when others are an assembly of several parts. With brushes and a airbrush, the young man finally adapts his technique to the desired rendering. “What I consume the most are the tapes!” He laughs. “We do not imagine the necessary quantity. »»

The worlds of manga and video games are familiar to him, but Momax also knows how to adapt to the varied demands of his customers. He has already personalized pairs in the colors of Paris-Saint-Germain, of the Valentino Rossi motorcycle driver, of the Lion King or … of a famous aniseed drink. It changes from the traditional bob! Sneakers are its main business, but Momax also personalizes billiard tails and clothes. On the other hand, he put a brake on the video game controllers. “However, I am passionate, but it takes a lot of time and, sometimes, the cost is too high,” he regrets.