adidas Sneakerfest in Herzogenaurach

I just returned from Herzogenaurach, where I got to enjoy adidas' invitation 
to their NMD Sneakerfest, visit familiar faces and meet some great new ones.
A big thank you to adidas for having me!

 
All pictures after the Jump

Today, a piece of adidas history

This is AdiDassler's work bench at the adidas vault.

This picture is from 2012, when @robertbrooksy @operatoremz  

@10ari_ @magachin and I went to visit the headquarters in 

Herzogenaurach to work on the collectors project. 

I was especially fascinated with the lamp! Four water filled glass 

balloons arranged around a candle to spread and intensify its light. 

Back then not many people were allowed in this hidden room, so I 

guess there are no images in rotation so far. 

An exceptional experience, thanks again adidas!

Just back

...from Herzo
Thanks for having me guys!

Behind the Scenes in Herzogenaurach

Last week I spent a couple of days in Herzogenaurach for an archive interview.
I can only show the final results in February 2014 but her's a first look behind 
the scenes...

Herzo bound

The Collectors Project - Herzo Recap pt.II

Here's part II of our great trip to Herzogenaurach

More pictures after the jump

The Collectors Project - Herzo Recap pt.I

For the collectors project Mr. Magara, Operator Emz, Ralf '10Ari' 
Tiittanen, Robert 'Brooksy' and myself got invided to some days in 
Herzogenaurach, to check out the archive, the sample factory in 
Scheinfeld and to get a first impression of the chances and choices 
for our shoe. 
To get you in the right mood for he release tomorrow, here is a 
bunch of pictures from this lovely trip. Enjoy!
More pictures after the jump, part II coming soon.

The Collectors

Last week I teased about a beautiful project, I have been working on with adidas 
in the past year.
Germany's leading footwear company invited 5 collectors to the archive and HQ 
in Herzogenaurach to design their own shoe! What an offer!
Meeting OCD-heads like me, taking a peek into the archive, doing a tour through 
Adi Dassler's home, visiting the prototype-factory in Scheinfeld and as my 
personal highlight, meeting Jacque Chassaing (the designer of most of my favorite 
adidas models) are just some of the great memories that adidas created for us in
Herzogenaurach.


















It was an extraordinary experience and I feel honored to have participated, 
along with these serious adidas enthusiasts. 
After the jump you can look at the five short, but beautiful films about us 
collectors, created by U-DOX. 
More infos at adidas originals within this week

Today was all about...