Oki-ni is an independent, London-based design group which works in collaboration with a range of brands and designers to create products unique to oki-ni and only available online from oki-ni.com . In addition to collaborations with Adidas, like the Decades pictured above, Oki-ni works with Paul Smith, Levis, Evisu, and more. They also have physical stored in Japan and the UK.
Tsubo (pronounced with the ‘T’ silent) means ñ pressure point or nerve center in Japanese and is also the name of a design driven company founded by 37 year old british designer Nick O’Rorke and Patrick McNulty in July 1997. I thought some of the early stuff was a little odd, but the latest collection is really cool! Tsubo is said to be designed for …
Crooked Tongues has a great feature on the Nike Laser Project. Basically, they’re using laser etching to burn designs in to shoes. To launch the project, Nike recently featured 6 models in their new gallery at 255 Elizabeth Street in NYC. The designs etched in to Air Force Ones, Cortezs, and Dunks are from artists Stephan Georges, Mark Smith, Chris Lundy, Mike Desmond, and Tom …
