Category: Creators

In our TASTE ISSUE of SNEAKERS, we head to Aberdeen, Scotland to talk to sneaker collector and photographer Thomas Lindie. Aside from capturing cityscapes and stunning scenes in the countryside on camera, he is also one of the UK sneaker scene’s leading tastemakers. Thomas works for Scottish footwear mainstays HANON and is one of the…

The evolution of Beinghunted has come full-circle: Started as a private blog in 2001 by sneaker, streetwear, and design enthusiast Jörg Haas, Beinghunted grew into a full-fledged website with an online store known as “The-Glade”. This developed into influential Berlin-based streetwear store Firmament, which Jörg co-owned for a decade before turning his focus back on…

For our January 2017 issue of SNEAKERS, we talked to some of the sneaker industry’s leading tastemakers: As an online exclusive, here’s our full-length interview with Deon Point, General Manager at sneaker culture stalwarths CONCEPTS in Boston, Massachusetts. Started in 1996 on Harvard Square in Cambridge with a focus on skateboarding, snowboarding and sneakers, the Concepts store…

When adidas Equipment came out in 1990, it was a refreshing change at a time of cluttered design and bright colors, which had characterized so much of the second half of the 1980s. Dressed in a confident colorway, “EQT” was a “no bullshit” approach to sports equipment. With simplification at its core, the message that…

When we were in Berlin to check out the new adidas EQT campaign along with the great exhibition, we took the opportunity to interview one of adidas’ main creative heads, who was not only behind running concepts such as NMD or the miadidas configurator but also deeply involved in the new Equipment push. Here’s our…

We have a “secret” list of underlying criteria for this section called “collector’s choice.” When we decide to interview someone, it’s definitely not about the person with the biggest collection. It’s also not about the most valuable one either. There has to be something more. The idea is to interview important personalities from the world…

Adidas is all over the place right now. With an intangible hype around the brand, something seems to be working out right for Herzo. Of course there are lots of people responsible for the push, but when it comes to the big “halo effect”, Jon Wexler is definitely one of the big protagonists. From signing…

Filling Pieces is radically different from every other footwear brand out there. It’s driven by a unique vision and a true passion for great design. Although far from a one-man show these days, many of the ideas that make this Amsterdam-based company so special have sparked in the brilliant mind of its founder, Guillaume Philibert.…

The UltraBoost uncaged embodies the look of today, but it’s much more than that. In fact, it’s like a Trojan horse – so minimalist on the outside that you overlook just how advanced a running shoe it is. For the full background story, check out this interview with Ben Herath, Vice President of Design for…

You couldn’t ask for a more versatile interview partner than Till Jagla. He was a football player in his youth, has been collecting sneakers forever, knows the footwear industry like few others and literally keeps his “ear to the street” with his own Instagram account that you’re probably already following. As a Global Director at…