Our friends at 7.inch.dk set up the first Sneaker Banquet opening this saturday at Copenhagens oldest and most fancy hotel Hotel Dàngleterre. It will be a day in the sign of the sneaker and will feature talks by Bobbito aswell as others… Also the lastest Norse x Adidas Kopenhagen collab will be presented at the event with a possibility to sign up for a pair of shoes in the release day…

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SNEAKER BANQUET 2009

Arranged by 7inch.dk

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7th AT HOTEL D’ANGLETERRE,
IN “PALMEHAVEN” 12.00 -18.00

** The event is free **

Sneaker Banquet is Denmark’s first conference solely dedicated to sneakers.

The Sneaker Banquet will offer guests the opportunity to gain a deeper
understanding of what sneaker culture really is, and how the phenomenon
began. The event will take place in the gorgeous surroundings of Hotel
D’Angleterres Palmehave.

This Saturday is not only for the people who are already part of the
blossoming Danish sneaker community, but a place where anyone interested
is invited to come by to get an insight into the phenomenon.

Several of the big sneaker brands will be displaying, selling and
launching models, which have not been shown other places than at the
Sneaker Banquet.

Throughout the day, a range of sneaker personalities will be sharing their
knowledges and love of sneakers, including:

BOBBITO GARCIA:
- Author of the book: ”Where’d You Get Those?: New York City’s Sneaker
Culture 1960-1987″
:: Bobbito will bring us back to the beginning of the sneaker culture in
The States ::

TOM SLOSBERG:
- Vice President, Premium and Pinnacle Sales at Keds/PRO-Keds
:: Tom will talk about KEDS og PROKEDS (and the story of the very first
basketball shoe) ::

MADS EMIL GROVE MØLLER
- Collector
:: Mads will talk about the current and future sneaker culture in Denmark ::

For more information, please contact: joachim@7inch.dk

Here is the first sneak preview of our latest collaboration with Adidas City Series.
The shoe is based on the original Kopenhagen model and is made in dark navy leather with offwhite soles and yellow details as on the original. The shoe will be released in Norse Store and online store on Nov 14th. www.norsestore.com

We are proud to present our newest collaboration with

legendary swedish glove company Hestra.

Hestra who was first known for making gloves for the swedish lumberjacks and skiers was founded in 1936 by Martin Magnusson. In 1982 Hestra introduced the first Gore Tex glove to the market. Today Hestra is one of the most respected companies making sking gloves supporting national teams such as Sweden and Norway.

The glove is a traditional workwear glove made in soft deerskin. The glove comes with the classic Norse label and embossed Norse projects logo on the side.

The new Norse Projects FW09 line finally hit the shelves

and is now also available through our online store.

NORSESTORE.COM

Some time ago my girlfriend Yukari Hotta and her friend Ken Fujimoto, both from Japan started a blog called Too Little Too Late. The blog is based around being a Japanese living in Scandinavia and features lots of creative projects and other stuff happening in Scandinavia.

Yukari Hotta is educated as a product designer from Denmarks Design School and based in Copenhagen Denmark. Ken Fujimoto gratuated from Beckmanns School of Design, with a degree in fashion and based in Stockholm Sweden.

Check it out on the link below…

TOO LITTLE TOO LATE

Today when biking to the city i saw this ad placed by Metallica at Noerreport Station.
Theyre playing 5 totally sold out gigs at the Forum Arena. Tonight is my turn to go see them for the 4th time.. NICE!!!

Thanks for coming by.. V1 Crew, Norse Crew, NeckFace + crew, Jolene Bar, Karriere bar, Red Bear / white Bear, Skippers Bodega, soulland, 7 Inch Crew + a whole lot more….
 
 

The Nasty Neck AKA NeckFace is back in Copenhagen for his second solo show
Back To The Womb opening tonight..
So if you happen to be in Copenhagen feel free to come by V1 Gallery between
17.00 – 22.00 tonight…

There is a last chance to get a hold of some really nice hand painted skateboards.
The Skateistan Auction ends in one hours from now with hands painted boards by artists such as
Steven Powers, Todd James, Justin B Williams, Cody Hudson, Olafur Elisasson, John Kørner, Tal R and many more.
check the link here
www.Lauritz.com