Berlin is once again the place to be this week as the summer edition of the Bread & Butter fair opens its doors this Wednesday. K1X will be at the center of attention at booth 2, 12. Make sure to stop by or hang with us at our showroom in Berlin Mitte!
Soccer is often considered a sissy sport, but it’s good to see Gabriel Heinze from Team Argentina took a page from our playbook: “play hard – don’t embarrass our products.”
Orchard Beach, BX once again is the place to be this summer when it comes to heated streetball battles. The 2010 edition of infamous Hoops in the Sun tournament is well under way and will feature some of the biggest names in the business, including Kenny Satterfield and a certain warrior who just took home [...]
Enough with the ping pong balls and trade rumors already! Tonight, it’s going down. One of the most intriguing prospects at the guard position is Cincinnati’s Lance Stephenson. The Brooklyn native and Lincoln High School star is wishing for his hometown team to call out his name at Madison Square Garden later today. Fingers crossed! [...]
Last Thursday night one of the biggest rivalries in basketball history went the full distance. In the end, the Lakers outhustled the Celtics in a game 7 that was dominated by defense. It was the perfect stage for one of the game’s baddest defenders ever, our boy Ron Artest, who stepped up Tru Warier style [...]
It’s that time of the year again. The hardwood season is finally in the books – time for some action on the blacktop. Cologne is once again the place to be as Germany’s Reality Check, the biggest and badest tournament in the country, rolls around come July. Our main man Jon has once again assembled [...]
Don‘t even act like you don‘t know! This showtime piece is old-school like VHS – and has game like really expensive Japanese steak. Part of the K1X Post-Season Pack: kickz.com
Last week two New Yorker hip hop veterans, JuJu and Psycho Les (better known as The Beatnuts), came through to transform Munich’s Crux club into a melting pot. Dope show, fellas! JuJu is wearing our K1X Club Selecao Wiesn cap.
Last weekend, Berlin flossed its unique flavor in celebration of the famous “Carnival of Cultures” which – like every year – attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors who peacefully basked in the cultural richness of the German capital. And since basketball is part of this richness, KICKZ.com and YAAM (young african art market) teamed up [...]
But seriously, last weekend was way more than that. Suki, Chris and Joey (Bread & Butter) invited a selected crowd of fashionistas (or simply: cool cats) to hoop it up family-style in Amsterdam. The 3rd edition of the PXA basketball invitational (following Paris and Berlin) had all the makings of a classic. Even the Gods [...]
… is K1X Hardwood’s flagship team in the German first league, BBL. The purple team was just eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by a last second buzzer dagger. Still, this past season was their most successful ever. Coach Patrick’s small-ball specialists ended the regular season in 3rd place (with a tiny budget [...]
Da Rockwilder gave one of his legendary performances in Berlin earlier this week and was spotted with that kay-one-ex …
“I study my game, before you study my game. Then, I adapt!”
Berlin based singer/songwriter and homeboy Fetsum, who is featured in our current “Heads” catalogue recently got some serious shine in the wonderful Arise magazine. Check it out below or remember this: Fetsum’s debut album “Colors of Hope” drops this spring – and a Europe/USA tour is also on the horizion …
The only K1X team in the German BBL, BG Göttingen, won FIBA’s Euro Challenge Final on their home floor in one helluva game last Sunday. The 83-75 victory over Krasnye Krylia (Russia) gave Göttingen their first Euro Challenge Championship – and plenty of reasons to go bonkers infront an ecstatic crowd at the legendary Lokhalle. [...]
It was a last second thing. But the competition at last weekend’s hometown “Express Your Style” 3on3 streetball championship was too good to pass up. Team K1X was the last of 26 teams to enter the competition – and ended up being the last team to leave. Team K1X: Johannes, Aaron, Roberto & Papa Neil
Göttingen has reached the Euro Challenge 2010 Final by an impressive comeback win over Roanne behind 27 big ones by Taylor Rochestie. The Violets will reach for the cup Sunday night in their hometown! Purple Reign till the end!
The new K1X Shorty collection shoot was recently directed by Mallence Bart Williams in Los Angeles. Many of the female dancers in the vibrant L.A. “krump” scene were the first to sport the new Shorty styles while photographer Rozano Johnson documented their daily grind. Some of the featured dancers like Tiny Mite, Lil Mama, Bambi, [...]
we teamed up with vanguard fashion designer Patrick Mohr for a unique remake of our very own DCAC. The shoe was presented at Mohr’s fashion show during Mercedes Benz Fashionweek and featured on top fashion blog highsnobiety.com amongst many others. Check out the images below to see our favourite sneaker conquering the high fashion runway. [...]
