Next Thursday the 25th of February will see the release of an unique collaboration between Amsterdam’s Skate store Ben-G, 5 days off Festival Amsterdam and the LA-based footwear company Stampd’. This collaboration is to celebrate the 10th Year Anniversary of 5 days off and the 5th Year Anniversary of Ben-G.
The shoe is designed by Benny Komala: founder of Ben-G, Amsterdam’s well-known Skate store. Komala has a rich history in the skate scene and 2010 will mark the 5th Year Anniversary of his store ‘Ben-G’. He likes simplicity in a shoe, which you can see in this collaborative effort, which he designed together with Amsterdam based designer VINZ. The shoe will be released in a limited run of 100 pairs, of which only 80 pairs will be sold to the public.
5 days off Festival – (3 – 7 March 2009)
Originally conceived as an off-shoot of Belgium’s 10 Days Off, Amsterdam’s 5 Days Off acts more as a springtime counterpart to the city’s autumn staple ADE with room afforded for more niche programming over a number of days and venues. Focusing on the one-two punch of favored spaces Melkweg and Paradiso, there’s something for everyone: Detroit-influenced tech and house (Redshape, Keith Worthy, Patrice Scott) indie dance (Hot Chip, Bloody Beetroots), dubstep (longstanding local night Oi! with Rusko and Joker), electro (Vitalic, Fake Blood), future beats (Flying Lotus, Bibio, Floating Points), plus the DJ elite (Paul Kalkbrenner, Pantha Du Prince, Dixon) and surprise acts (hip-hopper DOOM, on his first European tour).
Stampd’ LA was created by designer, artist, and entrepreneur Chris Stamp. The Stampd’ evolution was birthed at the beginning of the shoe customizing craze. Chris began customizing shoes as a method of expression by hand painting 2-D, pop culture inspired graphics on Chuck Taylor and Toms. The style caught on, and soon he was collaborating with the likes of N.E.R.D, Elle Degeneres, DJ Steve Aoki, and dozens of other celebrities. In addition, Chris developed a fully interactive website for customers to design a personalized, one-of-a-kind shoe. The response was overwhelming and led to the development of Stampd’ LA Footwear. Chris soon partnered with a LA-based manufacturer to develop high quality footwear that continues to exceed industry standards.
The Ben-G x 5 days off x Stampd’ will be released on thursday the 25th of February at Ben-G in Amsterdam. There will be a raffle of 20 free tickets for the 5 days off Festival between everyone who purchases the shoe.
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For more information and reservations:
Ben-G
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 142
1012 SH Amsterdam
+31 20 421 2858
www.ben-g.nl
info@ben-g.nl
5 days off Festival: http://www.5daysoff.nl/
Stampd’: http://www.stampdla.com/
PattaDistribution: http://www.pattadistribution.com/
