Having been produced in the UK for more than 100 years, and with a ‘no major sponsorship’ mantra that affords them this luxury, New Balance are a unique brand in a big-money, cheap-manufacture sportswear market – and that’s as refreshingly admirable as it is remarkable for this day and age. Showing at this month’s Bread & Butter Berlin trade show, their Flimby shoebox factory pays homage to the real Cumbrian factory that still churns out classic styles with modern materials and commemorates the brand’s core beliefs. Oh, and it looks rather cute too…..
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New Balance’s Shoebox Factory
classic footwear brand's UK factory gets the shoebox treatment....
July 15th, 2010
Spain’s international footwear giant, Camper, are always ones for doing things a little differently…. their simple approach to casual luxury is always injected with a heavy dose of humour and imagination, something that Spain’s über-designer, Jaime Hayón, is certainly in no shortage of. The Tokyo outpost of Camper, designed by 36 year old Hayón and inspired by “classic circus elements”, is a light, airy space, abundant in youthful vigor and laden with charming details such as the candy cane doorhandles and accompanying striped walling. The soft curves, mirrors and contrasting materials along with the beautiful lighting and Hayón’s signature window piece make this a shop you simply want to spend time in…. and that, ladies and gentlemen, is the key to successful design. Perfect.
Krispy Kreme Grass Flip Flops
Plus, Win V Festival tickets for you and 4 friends.....
July 24th, 2008
Wooooo Hooooo, the sun is finally here and in response to this minor miracle trendy doughnut makers Krispy Kreme have come up with with an ideal solution to those ’stuck-in-the-office-blues’ by offering stressed out city workers the chance to have that feeling of a summer lawn beneath your bare feet all day long. The world’s first grass flip flops can be kept for over four months if looked after and will certainly give you a spring in your step. If your in London then keep your eye out for somebody dishing these little beauties out, plans are a-foot (sorry) for releasing them nationally, we’ll be the first to let you know.
To add to the summer vibe, Krispy Kreme are giving you the chance to win tickets for yourself and 4 friends to the summer’s most corporate musical get together, the V Festival. Simply pick yourself up some of their obscenely good doughnuts, take a picture of you and your friends with said doughnuts and send them via your mobiles texting system over to 60300 along with the word KRISPY. For more info visit their ‘Share the summer magic‘ website.
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