Carlos Benny

Carlos Benny, founder of Blackout Group and owner of Koyak Gloves, who recently settled down here after traveling the world for 20 years for tattooing and traveling. He is also the founder of the Sabah International Tattoo Convention (SITC) and the organizer of Malaysia Tattoo Expo 2019 said it is an honor to be chosen to represent Sabah and contribute this unique design for a good cause. "I feel really blessed being chosen to represent Sabah for this project. It is not just having my name mentioned for the design on the bear, apart from showcasing great designs and skills, my aim is to preserve Sabah’s heritage as it represents heritage and culture."

He chose the motive of Mount Kinabalu, coffee plant, coffee cherry and Starbucks Siren’s motive as his reference. Finished with Starbucks flag colors on the nose to affirm the Sabahan flag colors. A silhouette of Mount Kinabalu represents the state of Sabah. Zircon blue represents peace and calmness. Icicle blue represents unity and prosperity. Royal blue represents strength and harmony. For this project I use acrylic color and to be frank its my first time using acrylic, The whole design is like a flow as I believe a great design emphasize a lot on flow, the way the design looks on the bear if you look at it is a positive flow.

Carlos Majakil is the person who organized the 1st international Tattoo Expo 2019. He is also the founder of 3 Sabah international Tattoo Convention (SITC) Sabah in 2015, 2016 and 2017. He was also selected by Carlsberg for special project Carlsberg Smooth Draught to represent Sabah. This is the 2nd year consecutive year Carlsberg features him with artful traditional tattooing designs of six beautiful icons from the Borneo islands, 3 from Sabah and 3 from Sarawak. Designed by locals for locals, the Carlsberg Smooth Draught special-edition packaging presents the six Borneo icons in a traditional yet contemporary tattoo aesthetic. The creative artwork work of Carlos Benny Majakil to bring people together in appreciation and celebration of the vibrant art of the stunning Borneo islands.

He is planning to revive back his Koiyak Gloves business which took a halt during the pandemic when the world clock according to him stopped for 2 years. Koiyak gloves is a premium polymer black latex gloves sold worldwide. Every box of Koiyak Gloves is made out of customized box designs by notable Artists from all over the world. A variety of design series is personally customized with good quality that meets the needs and demands of Artists alike.