A while ago we previewed the latest collaboration between K1X and fashion designer Patrick Mohr – the K1X DCAC MK2 high top sneaker. Last week K1X celebrated the official global release of the sneaker at Wood Wood Berlin. DJ Hell was spinning the night, where the sneaker dropped in several colorways, each limited to only 80 pairs worldwide, priced at 160 Euros.
The sneaker is now exclusively available at Wood Wood Berlin, Pool Munich, the new K1X Collective flagship store in New York (old Recon location on Lafayette) and very few other select retailers.
A full recap of the release event follows after the jump.
In 2010, fashion designer Patrick Mohr reinterpreted the K1X DCAC sneaker. The shoe debuted during Berlin Fashion Week in January 2010, where it was featured in Mohr’s runway show.
Six months later (July 2010), a second edition was introduced during the summer edition of Berlin’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Featured in three new colorways (sand, white and red), the sneaker boasts high-end nubuck leather mixed with calf leather and is embellished with various triangular cutouts. Two part of the shoe can double as accessories: the wooden triangle can be worn as a pendant, while the leather strap can be fixed to the ankle or lower leg – or worn on the wrist.
The global release of the K1X DCAC MK2 by Patrick Mohr will take place on September 8, 2011 at Wood Wood Berlin feat. special guests DJ Hell (on the decks) and Patrick Mohr (on the dance floor). Limited to 80 units per color way.
The most anticipated pack to come from the limited edition K1Xclusive Spring 2011 range is the Sierra Leone DCAC Pack, dropping early next week.
As part of this project K1X will be placing 22 colorways of the sneaker, each coming limited to only 15 pairs, at some of the best retailers around the globe. Each boutique will get its very own colorway, available nowhere else. It arose within the framework of the Folorunsho Design Project, which remixes original African materials and techniques with western design. From the proceeds of each of these 330 unique sneakers, $25 will be transfered directly to the Sierra di Lion Sharity Trust Fund, which supports the local youngsters, that actually design and manufacture many of the folorunsho pieces.
The pack is topped off with 22 different New Era 59/50 caps, made of the same Ankara fabrics, so that the caps will match the selected DCAC SL shoes exactly. A tad of pop on the underbrim of these K1X New Era fitted caps adds a distinct Sierra Leone flavor to an otherwise all black lid.
The K1X Sierra Leone DCAC Pack will see an official release on April 4th, including colette Paris, Limiteditions Barcelona, Sneakersnstuff Stockholm, Pool Munich, Overkill Berlin, Black Rainbow Paris and many others.
Head on after the jump to check out the sneakers and caps in detail, as well as the accompanying video of the project.
K1X’s new boutique line, K1Xclusive, presents their inaugural footwear offering for Spring 2011.
The Decade Pack is the basketball brand’s homage to thirty years of basketball footwear design. The Pack consists of three lifestyle silhouettes, each one representing one decade: 80s, 90s and Y2G. Inspired by thirty years of basketball shoe making, each decade (a.k.a. shoe) is characterized by key characteristics in design as well as in production. The Decade Pack is a tribute to simplicity. A strong visual statement, all three shoes are reduced to the max: one layer of leather only, no linings or other add ons. Each model is available in two colors and materials, consisting of extra thick 2-tone nubuck leather or premium full-grain leather. The shoes‘ key feature is the lack of inner lining, which gives it a raw inner body and makes the shoe especially light. As on all K1Xclusive products, branding is kept subtle – in this case the iconic tag logo is lazered on the shoe’s tongue and heel.
The Decade Pack Pack drops April 4th 2011 at selected retailers.
Basketball brand K1X has worked on some brow raising projects lately. The 4-E basketball design project (feat. Marok, Frank151/Stay High 149, Bill McMullen & Mode2), the footwear design co-op with german fashion designer Patrick Mohr, or the cinematic tribute to NYC basketball featuring Pete Rock and Red Cafe for example.
Kicking off the K1Xclusive Spring 2011 line is an apparel pack called „Le Dünk“, which proclaims dunking as a form of art. This virgin K1Xclusive line consists of one crewneck, five tees and two caps, and was created in honor of the most memorable slam dunks in basketball history. The small prints on the back of the crewnecks and t-shirts tie back to the specific date the dunk was performed.
All K1Xclusive products feature understated logo branding. The “Le Dünk” Pack will drop February 28th at selected retailers like Colette (Paris), Bottega Back Door (Bologna), Pool (Munich), Overkill (Berlin), FourTwoFour on Fairfax (L.A.) and on KICKZ.COM.
Street-fashion designer Patrick Mohr has exclusively designed and reinterpreted the “DCAC” sneaker silhouette for basketball brand K1X. The shoe underwent an inaugural introduction at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Berlin, January 2010 where it was part of Mohr’s much anticipated fashionshow.
The K1X DCAC Patrick Mohr Edition is all black and consists fully of leather, including the laces. Graphic shapes are Patrick Mohr’s trademark. Therefore the shoes’ exterior are marked with an imprint in the form of multiple triangles. A distinct characteristic of the sneaker is the wooden triangle which is located on the shoes’ tongue and also doubles as an accessory that can be worn as an amulet. The individuality of the shoe is completed by an innovative leather strap which is attached to the upper side of the rear part of the shoe. It can be fixed to the ankle or lower leg or be worn as a wrist-accessory.
The Patrick Mohr x K1X DCAC will be released at a special invitational event at CLVII Berlin on September 25th at 6 pm. The 150 limited edition pairs will be exclusively available at ClVII Stores (Berlin/Paris) for 120,- EUR and can be pre-ordered at info@clvii-berlin.com.
Check out the video interview with the designer on the project here below.
German magazine Streetwear Today asked K1X to produce a basketball themed spread for their upcoming Bread & Butter issue, releasing in the coming weeks. Basketball brand K1X recruited photographer Robert Wunsch and Parisian artist Yue Wu aka Nyno to work on the spread.
Shot on location in Berlin, the pictures include ALBA Berlin basketball pros and European bball legend Ademola Okulaja, along with local heroes and tastemakers. The basketball gear by K1X was complemented by product from Supreme, Stussy, Nike Sportswear, Wood Wood, Happy Socks, WeSC and Triwa.
The mix of urban city photography, sport and the final touches of artist Yue Wu came out beautiful. Today we can give you an exclusive look at some select images of the spread, along with some nice behind the scenes material. The full “Hoop Dreams” editorial spread will be released in the upcoming issue of Streetwear Today, which will drop July 2nd. Also the images will go on display June 18th at the Streetwear Today iPhone App launch event in Bochum.
Now head on after the jump for a more detailed look at the images.
K1X has worked with Kevin Couliau to produce an outstanding basketball documentary, dedicated to the new city of New York.
“The idea for a visual love letter to NY basketball was born when Red Cafe’s unreleased track “Heart & Soul” established itself as an instant office-favorite at K1X headquarters in Munich (Germany) last spring. Niels Jager (K1X Go-To Guy): “The tune was on replay 24/7. And one day it hit us: let’s build a statue for NYC streetball!” Red Cafe’s ode to the city that never sleeps is a Pete Rock production that boasts all the makings of a hip hop classic. K1X, who has been active in the outfitting of several high profile NYC streetball tournaments for several years, was all the more surprised to find out that this beast of a tune was not yet a prime focus of Red Cafe’s record label. Shake Down quickly agreed to let K1X shoot a poetic clip for the song, whose lyrics are a glowing personification of K1X’s appreciation for street basketball: The Heart & Soul of New York City.
French streetball documentarist Kevin Couliau (Asphalt Chronicles), who spent the summer of 2009 in the five boroughs hunting down supreme blacktop action, was a natural choice to capture the raw essence of NYC and its rich streetball culture. As was the Canon 5D Mark II as Couliau’s weapon of choice. Art director / director / producer Thibaut de Longeville (director of the acclaimed “Just For Kicks” sneaker culture documentary) and motion graphic designer Vincent Dumond of 360 Creative in Paris added their visual expertise to the project and took care of elegant motion graphics and bona fide post production.
The clip features action from K1X affiliated tournaments in Harlem (”Together We Chill” and “Kingdome Classic”) and the Lower East Side (”Lower Manhattan Classic”) as well as a variety of other city courts and an impressive array of cameos by iconic players, opinion leading heads and a bunch of regular dudes. Bobbito Garcia, who got an early preview of the clip last winter had this to say: “It’s so beautiful, man. It’s snowing tonight but it made me look forward to the coming summer months again.”"
Vanguard street-fashion designer Patrick Mohr has exclusively designed and reinterpreted the “DCAC” sneaker silhouette for basketball brand K1X. The shoe will undergo an inaugural introduction at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Berlin, January 2010.
The Patrick Mohr vs. K1X sneaker is all black and consists fully of leather – even the laces. Graphic shapes are Patrick Mohr’s trademark. Therefore the shoes’ exteriors are marked with an imprint in the form of multiple triangles. A distinct characteristic of the sneaker is the wooden triangle which is located on the shoes’ tongue and also doubles as an accessory. The individuality of the shoe is completed by an innovative leather strap which is attached to the upper side of the rear part of the shoe. It can be fixed to the ankle or lower leg or be worn as a wrist-accessory.
The Patrick Mohr vs. K1X DCAC will be available from August 2010 in a limited collectors edition of 150 pairs. The model will be sold at selected destinations, which also offer Patrick Mohr’s in-line collections.
Some more detailed images of the K1X x Patrick Mohr Sneakers follow after the jump.
After recently presenting the Basketballs of MAROK and FRANK 151 feat. STAY HIGH 149 and Bill McMullen from the “4 Elements 4 Icons 4 Basketballs” series, we can now give you an exclusive first look at the fourth and last part of the project featuring artist Mode2.
MODE2 is a “living legend” – one of Europe’s most prominent artists in general, and a central figure of graffiti culture worldwide. Graffiti’s “thinking man” has painted and exposed his work all over the globe and is notorious for his „Battle of the Year“ designs. His sophisticated illustrations make Mode2 one of the most interesting icons in streetart today. The EARTH design features a new twist on Mode’s famous character drawings: a ballplayer.
Make sure to check out the video here below, with the artist giving some background on himself and the project.
The official global release event will take part @ Overkill Shop (Berlin) on 21/01/2010.
Detailed images of the K1X “4 Elements 4 Icons 4 Basketballs” Mode 2 Ball follow after the jump.
