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Takashi Murakami – EGO Exhibition Preview | Doha

We already gave you the heads up on Takashi Murakami’s middle eastern debut entitled EGO, and we’re back now with some preview images from the show in advance of its February 9th opening. Included in the exhibit are a gang of Murakami’s most famous works, among them his twisted imagery inspired by the nuclear generation which … READ MORE

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Nike Zoom KD IV – 2012 NBA All-Star Game – Space Exploration Pack

The Nike Zoom KD IV has quite a bit of competition even within the isolated realm of Nike Basketball designs, vying for your attention alongside mainstay sneakers from the LeBron and Kobe lines. Nevertheless we’ve seen it make waves again and again, and we’d be pretty surprised if the 2012 NBA All-Star Game version shown here … READ MORE

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Nike Foamposite One – 2012 NBA All-Star Game – Space Exploration Pack

Celebrating a lineage space exploration and the upcoming 2012 NBA All-Star Game in Orlando, Nike unveiled its commemoration collection featuring  aforementioned Nike Flight One, Nike Dunk, as all as this galactic themed Nike Foamposite One.  Imprinted with the hypnotic graphic of galaxies, distant star systems, and Supernova, the Nike Foamposite One also pays homage to one … READ MORE

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adidas Originals Baltic Cup

Taking its name from the handball tournament where it made its debut back in the 1970′s, the adidas Originals Baltic Cup makes its comeback in two new colorways ahead of the upcoming launch of the Archive collection. Constructed with a premium suede upper in either a soft clay or blue contrasted with bright yellow or orange branding … READ MORE

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Nike Air Flight One – 2012 NBA All-Star Game – Space Exploration Pack

If you’ve been staying tuned to Freshness, you know doubt know by now that about Nike’s galactic theme surrounding their massive set of 2012 NBA All-Star Game releases. With the game taking place in Florida, a well known NASA hub, the tie-in feels like a relevant place for Nike to start from. Again drawing from the … READ MORE

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RE-Fresh: Nike Cortez (1985)

Produced by: Dan Hwang Written by: Jesse Carr Our next segment for the RE-Fresh project looks at what may be Nike’s most iconic running silhouette—the Cortez. The Cortez, in short, launched the Nike brand. Some sources have the origin of the Cortez reaching back as far as 1968 when an elite track coach named Bill Bowerman … READ MORE

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Star Wars x Xbox 360 – Kinect Limited Edition Bundle | Release Info

Its been a long seven months since we first learned that Microsoft‘s Xbox division would be releasing a Star Wars x Xbox 360 Kinect Limited Edition Bundle, but the long-awaited release info is here. Available for pre-order now on Amazon at $449, this bundle includes a 320GB Xbox 360 featuring a unique R2-D2 design complete with a blue … READ MORE

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Bagjack – Next Level Leather Messenger Bag

Berlin based portage company Bagjack have been producing high quality, hand made bags for 17 years now. Their experience and craftsmanship is poured into their latest messenger bag line entitled the Next Level or NXL. These bags are based on their classic messenger bags, yet the style have been up-scaled using premium materials. This bag in … READ MORE

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Mid-Century MODERN x N.HOOLYWOOD – Shirt Collection

Mid-Century MODERN is a boutique store focusing on design products and furniture made around the mid-20th century era. Apart from their retailing business, they actively produce their original items as well. One of the fans of the store happen to be Daisuke Obana of N.HOOLYWOOD, thus this collaboration project was born. These two pieces are from … READ MORE

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Jean-Michel Basquiat x Reebok – Spring/Summer 2012 Collection

Reebok is continuing the partnership with Jean-Michel Basquiat, unveiling the Spring/Summer 2012 collection. Just as the previous seasons, the majority of the current season is made up of Reebok‘s iconic sneakers, yet some new apparel pieces are introduced to broaden the collection. Footwear range consists of Omni Pump Lite, Freestyle and Top Down, while the apparel … READ MORE

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Air Jordan 2012 Launch Event

A short while back, an Air Jordan passport showed up at the Freshness office asking us to save the date and get ”ready to takeoff” for the official launch of the Air Jordan 2012. Early yesterday morning, Jordan Brand sent a SMS message that a driver will be picking us up for a ride to a secret location. … READ MORE

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XLarge President Label x Toys McCoy – Baby Buco Helmet

Here is a little something to complement the XLarge x Yamaha TY-S Motorcycle, which is being raffled at the end of this month. The premium XLarge Presidential Label is partnering up with Toys McCoy again, this time producing a custom made, one of a kind Baby Buco Helmet. Graphics on the black helmet match the monochromatic … READ MORE