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Reebok Advanced Concepts x Helen Kirkum
Reebok ZIG
Helen Kirkum and Reebok have come together again to reimagine the Zig. Following on from their Sole Fury collaboration, this one-off release counts 20 unique pairs, each one handmade from repurposed Reebok sneakers by Kirkum in her East London studio. The exclusive collaboration will be launching on Thursday, February 25th on
helenkirkumzig.com
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adidas x Helen Kirkum - Maker Lab
Campus 80’s
As one of three designers selected by adidas, including Alex Nash and Shun Hirose aka Recouture, the goal was to recreate the adidas Campus 80’s.
My Campus invites you to play, be creative and discover more about the silhouette as you wear it.
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Melissa + Helen Kirkum
Melissa Core
2019 saw Melissa celebrate their 40th Anniversary with a re-issue of 5 iconic items from their history. To close the celebrations, the Brazilian accessories brand teamed up with Helen Kirkum Studio to create this silhouette Melissa Core. Celebrating all 5 styles and mashing them together to create a new icon.
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Reebok Advanced Concepts x Helen Kirkum
Reebok Sole Fury
25 x one of one sole fury sneakers in unique colourways, handmade in the studio using offcuts of headstock, old samples and vintage reebok models. All the models used were inspiration for the original Sole Fury design.
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Bethany Williams x Helen Kirkum AW20
Nominated for Beazley Designs of the Year 2020
Remastered Superstar
3 x handmade custom Superstars using offcuts, in collaboration with Bethany Williams for AW20.
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Matthew Needham x Helen Kirkum
Øyeblikk 2020
9 x handmade sneakers and heels using offcuts and Vibram Five Fingers deadstock.
Photo Credits: Harry Bradbury
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CMMN SWDN x Helen Kirkum SS19
Catwalk Sneaker boots
6 x one of one sneaker boots and shoes made using CMMN SWDN old season shoes as a base and adding recycled sneaker components.
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Lacoste x Helen Kirkum SS20
Catwalk Sneakers
5 x one of one sneakers created from Lacoste deadstock.
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Sneakers For Breakfast
Takashi Murakami - Complex Con 2018
Up to your Eyeballs Sneakers
Made from recycled sneaker components, these sneakers are a playful reaction to Murakami’s signature style. Exhibited at Complex Con and auctioned for charity.
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Designs for Different Futures Exhibition 2019
Currently exhibited at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Representing the process and beauty of wear over generations of time, the effect of human agency on materials and the beauty of something worn.
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SwissSneaks x Helen Kirkum
Sneaker Collab - Mudac Museum
Made from x10 pairs of iconic silhouettes, celebrating sneaker culture and were commissioned for the Mudac museum Sneaker Collab exhibition poster.
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Casely Hayford x Helen Kirkum AW17
Catwalk Sneaker Boots
2 x unique sneakers for Casely Hayford catwalk presentation worn alongside my graduate collection sneakers.
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RCA 2016
Our Public Youth
6 x sneakers celebrating the process of wearing and making. Made from discarded sneakers remade into new models, challenging our missions of newness and materiality.
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Byredo
Primeval Sneaker
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The Salvages
Manifesto Sneaker
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Construct 10061
Working alongside a team of industry professionals, Timberland invited us to work on new concepts and ideas for their 10061 boot.
