Nike teams up with designer Peter Fogg to introduce the Hyperdunk 2013. This year’s edition features the rugged aesthetic sporting a minimalist design. Features include Hyperfuse construction, Dynamic Flywire support, and Lunarlon cushioning. The Nike Hyperdunk 2013 is expected to make its global debut on July 20th.
Here's the latest collection of low-top slip-on sneakers from Generic Surplus. Perfect for the summer season, these slip-ons feature simple canvas construction paired with a rubber sole and roping around the midsole. Artist Steven Harrington's signature designs can also be seen on blue, green, and red versions. Get them online for ¥8,190 JPY (approximately $80 USD)
Nike continues its partnership with the NFL with this brand new take on the Nike Air Trainer Max ’91. Inspired by none other than multitalented great Bo Jackson, the kicks feature a predominately Wolf Grey color scheme with contrasting black and white accents throughout. The iconic Oakland Raiders logo can be seen on the heel of the left shoe while Jackson’s jersey #34 comes embroidered on that of the right. Finishing off the look is a crackled cement-like pattern wrapped around the midsole. Retails for $110 USD, the kicks will release May 25 at all Nike Sportswear retailers, including Concepts.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Reebok‘s Classic Leather model, Hypebeast decided to chat with Hikmet, one of the essential driving forces behind Berlin’s Solebox. During the interview, Hikmet reveals his own thoughts on ‘exclusivity’, how the store began, and his undying passion for sneakers.
China's Sky-City will be completed by the year end. It's also a pre-fab skyscraper and is expected to become the world's tallest structure. It will also be completed in record time.
The scheduled time to build the Sky City is seven months which equates to 13 feet per day. The goal is a step back toward sanity because their initial plan was to complete it in 90 days.
Our favorite astronaut Chris Hadfield is back on earth, but he's still making space videos. Here he is talking about how he's adapting back to gravity.
Hadfield kicks off the interview by responding in French, and toggles between English too and addresses everything from how his neck feels now and more. Check it out below:
Leave it to Axe to make a dude breaking into a ladies house into the leading man. Obviously, this is just an ad, because what's sexier than being burgled by a dude with super slick hair:
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Back in the day, the only building blocks that were available were Lego. But today's educational toys will teach your kids how electronics work:
Founded by Tarun Pondicherry and Josh Chan, these LightUp magnetic building blocks that can teach anyone about how electronics work. The blocks come with different electronic components including a battery, light sensor, LED, variable resistor, button, buzzer, wire blocks and more. And since they're magnetic, you just snap them together to build all sorts of cool projects. There's also an augmented reality app to add a bit more interactivity to the learning experience.
It's been more than a decade since Smith abandoned his music career for acting, but a recent appearance on the Late Show with David
Letterman shows that he still has a few rhymes left in him. When the band played his 1992 hit
"Summertime," Smith didn't hesitate to join in, launching into full
rap mode and grabbing the mic to finish the verse: