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A very interesting project and concept from designer, Edwin Cruz, the Reebok Gymnatics 'Footgear' concept is designed to help prevent serious injury while performing and not impeding on the athletes movements at any time. With a good deal of ideation and thought behind the concept, it seem Edwin has come up with a great looking concept that would be great to see realized. Check out more of Edwin's great project, after the jump.
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Designer, David Whetstone just can't seem to stop cutting up sneakers...and who can blame him when they come out looking like this. It's been super interesting seeing the progression of his re-modelling efforts, and now David's gone full on and actually hand-crafted the whole upper by himself. Check out David's inspiring work, after the jump.
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Designer, Jovan Popovic is back again, this time with his impressive, Reebok 'Windsurfing Zones' concept. Focusing primarily on; flexibilty, support & grip, Jovan has created a super innovative windsurfing shoe concept that's surely different then anything currently out there. Check out Jovan's great work, after the jump.
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Designer Brett Golliff wrote this super informative sneaker glossary article for Finish Line's blog last week (I've been sleeping on posting this link :/). Check it out below - Over and over in my life as a sneakerhead, I have had to defend why I spend so much on shoes. When I was young and in high school, I didn’t have the knowledge to explain why $150 or more on a pair of basketball shoes was justifiable. When I went to design school for college, I gained a little more knowledge, but not enough to sound completely intelligent. It was when I started my first footwear job that it all came together. I’ve put together a short glossary of terms that all sneakerheads should know. This way, when you are getting grief, you can be like, “No my shank plate completely keeps me from bottoming out and over-extending my foot...
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Since starting CK a while back, I've had the pleasure of being able to follow some of our younger, up-and-coming designers develop. One of these young designers is Dominic Dina, a super talented 21 year old student at the University of Illinois. Below you can see his latest project, a Nike signature Golf shoe for Rory McIlroy, where Dominic shows off his beautifully expressive sketches and clean renderings, while also sleekly incorporating some of Nike's current technologies into the shoe concept. Check out more of Dominic's great work after the jump.
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