adidas x Meissen | Centuries of Expertise

adidas Originals and Meissen have come together to create a 1 of 1 art piece: 

the ZX 8000 Porcelain. 

Comprised of premium adidas leather hand-painted by Meissen, marvellously 

hand-made Meissen porcelain overlays, and weighing exactly 950 grams, this

unique creation will be auctioned by Sotheby’s in New York City from December 

7-16th, 2020. 

 The ZX8000 Porcelain will be offered in a single-lot, online-only auction which 

is open for bidding from 7 – 16 December, with an estimate of $1 to $1,000,000.

Proceeds from will sale will benefit the Brooklyn Museum to support ongoing

programs providing access to the arts for local youth. 

adidas will also release a commercially available ZX 10,000 shoe inspired by the

Meissen craftsmanship and design later this month. 

More infos and pictures after the jump

Earlier in 2020, adidas launched the A-ZX program. Created with the brand’s

archives in-hand they teamed up with a range of selected partners around the

world using the ZX franchise as the canvas. Each partner brings a unique

treatment to one of adidas’ most emblematic models. 

So for the december release of the A-ZX program, adidas originals joined forces 

with Meissen. The art piece brings together the meissen ‘krater’ vase and the 

adidas originals ZX8000 silhouette. 

First designed in 1856, the ‘krater’ vase unites a number of decorative styles 

and techniques from throughout the manufacturer’s 310 year history. 

Paying homage to this quintessential piece of meissen design, the adidas’ 

ZX8000 shoe model is adorned with 15 of the vase’s 130 different patterns. 

Each pattern has been painstakingly crafted with the utmost care and precision 

by four individual painters across three separate meissen departments.