KING KENKA

Friday, 27 September 2013

paperi saappaat

paperi #2

boots constructed entirely of paper. somewhat unpractical you may think? i somewhat agree....

// kingkenka 2013. paper#2 - flour - water - pva glue //

Friday, 30 August 2013

paperi

paper

paperi

paber

papier

carta

紙

papel

kâğıt

hârtie

paper is a thin material produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets.

king kenka hq has been busily slicing, dicing and constructing this paper shoe sculpture. it is the result of an addiction to anything ghostly and organic, clean crisp sheets of whiter than white paper are no exception. there are small resemblances of snakeskin or the scales of a fish.

// kingkenka 2013. paper - flour - water. //

Sunday, 12 May 2013

// rhebok // reebok //

reebok - the name comes from the afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of african antelope or gazelle.

i can imagine these original reebok exofit hi tops would have been worn for many sweat filled aerobics classes in the early 1980's. back in the day, they would have been sported with a skin tight fluorescent g-string leotard and sweatbands galore. think jane fonda in her workout videos and olivia newton john's physical videoclip......so bad, it's good.

Saturday, 11 May 2013

musta + valkoinen = voittaja

"i took my baby

on a saturday bang

boy, is that girl with you?

yes we're one and the same

now I believe in miracles

and a miracle

has happened tonight

but, if

you're thinkin' about my baby

it don't matter if you're

black or white"

these alpha60 leather ankle boots are one part of the seven new winter styles available from this exquisite melbourne brand. in my eyes, alpha60 is the epitome of australian style. everything is produced with such elegance and precision, and these new line of winter warming feet coverings are no exception.

hmm.....which style am i going to invest in..? perhaps all seven.