The Adidas Archive. 40th Edt.
More than 100 years ago, the brothers made Adolf (ADI) og Rudolf Dassler their first pair of sports shoes. Hundreds of groundbreaking designs, epic moments og Star -studded collaborations later present this book a visual review of adidas sneakers through almost 200 models.
To further develop og Tailor his products to the athletes' specific needs asked Dassler them to return their worn sneakers when they no longer used them. Everyone used sneakers Finally ended up in his ceiling (to this day, many athletes return their shoes to adidas, often as thanks after winning a title or beating world record). This collection now constitutes the adidas archive, one of the largest, if not the largest archive of any sports equipment manufacturer in the world - as photographers Christian Habermeier og Sebastian Jäger has been visually documenting in extreme details for years. Highest reproductive techniques reveal these pictures the fine details as much as the stains, tears, repair tape, the grass stains, the faded autographs. It's all here, unmanipulated og caught in extremely high resolution - og With that, each carrier's personal stories come to light. We encounter the shoes that West Germany's football team wore during its miraculous World Cup victory in 1954, og Those who Kathrine Switzer wore when she ran the Boston Marathon in 1967 before women were officially allowed to compete; Customized models for stars from Madonna to Lionel Messi; collaborates with people like Pharrell Williams, Raf Simons, Stella McCartneyor Yohji Yamamoto; as well as the pioneering techniques of the brand og Materials.
A perfect gift idea for it sneaker Loving sportsmen.
The book is in English.
