Most rock stars have merch. Nick Cave isn’t most rock stars. He has a company called Cave Things, personally designing everything from ‘Suck My D***’ tote bags and Little Ghost charms to a series of kids’ books about a strange cupcake-like creature. Not what you might expect from a begrudging Goth icon (his wife Susie’s fashion brand is called The Vampire’s Wife, after all) and nobody’s more surprised than Cave himself. But what started out as a distraction from lockdown malaise has grown into a busy side-hustle with a Cave Things installation launching this weekend at Dover Street Market. ES Magazine editor Ben Cobb WhatsApps the modern renaissance man for a chat about the creative process, happiness and coffee, and why ‘Love Island is totally f***ed’.
