Premium Goods x Nike Zoom Kobe 1
Posted by Matt Halfhill | Aug 1, 2008 Just in time for the 2008 Olympics, PremiumGoods. is releasing the last Nike Zoom Kobe 1, the “Atomic Kobeâ€, to commemorate Team USA athlete, Kobe Bryant.During the 2006 NBA All-Star Weekend in Houston, Nike invited six boutiques to take place in a design contest for an exclusive ZK-1 colorway. The stores included Alife, Huf, Nort, St. Alfred, Premiumgoods., and Undefeated. Kobe selected premiumgoods.’ design as the overall winner….
The inspiration for the “Atomic Kobe†came from numerous emotions mentioned in Kobe’s diary, the most important of which being energy. PremiumGoods. applied the infinity symbol throughout the shoe to represent the scientific equation of E=mc2, but also a rotated version of the number 8 (Kobe’s jersey number at the time). The atomic symbol on the side heel of each shoe features Kobe’s black mamba logo, representing the nucleus. On August 8, 2008 (08.08.08), 8 pairs will be released at both Brooklyn and Houston locations for $444. |
Premium Goods x Nike Zoom Kobe 1
Premium Goods x Nike Zoom Kobe 1
Premium Goods x Nike Zoom Kobe 1
Premium Goods x Nike Zoom Kobe 1
Premium Goods x Nike Zoom Kobe 1
Premium Goods x Nike Zoom Kobe 1
Aug 6, 2008 at 8:49 pm
nah dorkusmagnus is not right there were going to do a raffle but the guys online caled the news and the cops and he said he not doing the raffle anymore so dorkusmagnus u not getting a pair number 3 on line
Aug 6, 2008 at 10:50 am
are you serious??? wtf?
Aug 6, 2008 at 3:27 am
Number 27. Are you serious? So when is the deadline for the raffle?
Aug 5, 2008 at 9:51 pm
i wanna shout out whoever was on line…
thanks so much because you and your crew are all disqualified from the raffle. 1 of u guys scratched the owners cars and wrote grafitti on their gate. haha you guys are so dumb. oh well i guess i’m going to buy a tee and get a raffle.
i had to work all week so i thought i had no chance. so now thanks to the guys that camped out WE ALL CAN HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN!!!!
thanks again!
btw d black and cheecks… who dun it? lol
Aug 5, 2008 at 7:56 pm
yo cheecks your the f**ing man..
i got that last 8th spot..imm so happy
Aug 4, 2008 at 3:42 pm
i just called the bk shop and some dude explained to me that:
8 was taken from kobe’s old number
8 inspired the infinity logo print
8 set the release date
$444 price for each store equal $888 hence 8-8-08
4+4+4+4+4+4=24 kobe’s new number
atomic orbital represented energy hence e=mc^2
fade swoosh represents movement
white base color represents lightness
shoes comes inside a wooden box.
*side note: the other entries were all black or dark color
sick!
brb with more details.
dm.
Aug 4, 2008 at 10:57 am
horrible…
Aug 3, 2008 at 5:16 pm
Were can I get these shoes what store does any body know?
Aug 3, 2008 at 4:15 pm
mann…ive neva liked n e of da shoez dat kobe haz put out…theez r not hott at all…they look like bootz..waste of leather..
Aug 3, 2008 at 9:15 am
Hardbody…
Aug 3, 2008 at 8:37 am
low life-ish!?? Very!! but guess what it pays off at the end! I’m #4 in line in BK
Aug 3, 2008 at 3:23 am
i heard there’s already 8 people.SMH at what the game has come to. its WAYY to early to be out there.that’s low life-ish
Aug 3, 2008 at 1:02 am
^ yes indeed. You won’t believe this, but I went by the shop today in bk and there is already someone who is waiting!
I guess if its summer time and you don’t got a job, waiting in line for sneakers pays pretty well! There was a pair of samples that just sold on eBay today for $1950. I will look for the auction link to prove it….
Aug 2, 2008 at 4:03 pm
8 pairs that it’s
Aug 2, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Shoes look OK
Only $444 come on this is a joke
I would not pay over $200 for these
Foams over these any day and foams only ran $200
Aug 2, 2008 at 6:39 am
smooth colorway. grapes are delish.
Aug 2, 2008 at 5:06 am
so Im guessing there is no chance in getting these. 8 pairs is nothing. Does the store get addition pairs? If not I see them keeping these pairs for ebay
Aug 2, 2008 at 4:10 am
ha….my why 81 zoom kobes sold for $1200 on ebay…these look way better
Aug 2, 2008 at 1:21 am
Attention to DETAIL just like the triple ocho himself, An Nike collab that is an instant classic
Aug 1, 2008 at 10:30 pm
A;reafy habe a pair ZK1’s but they arent tthis amazing.
Aug 1, 2008 at 10:23 pm
The Zoom’s are some of the most comfortable basketball sneakers I’ve ever worn and the design of these are flawless, but for some reason I couldn’t see myself wearing the casually.
Aug 1, 2008 at 9:25 pm
Great new design of an under appreciated shoe.
Aug 1, 2008 at 8:56 pm
insane!!! these could easily sell out if they gave each loacation 88 pairs!!!
Aug 1, 2008 at 7:18 pm
Damn………………………………………………………………….
Aug 1, 2008 at 7:03 pm
pretty hot
Aug 1, 2008 at 6:01 pm
These are pretty dope.
Aug 1, 2008 at 6:00 pm
very similar to these
http://www.footalog.com/online/index.php?CID=16&IID=301
Aug 1, 2008 at 5:38 pm
The shoes are definitely a great one, and in my honest opinion, I have to agree with your statement that these are the best collabs on a Nike Basketball product to date.
We have been patiently waiting (and annoying the hell out of Clarence and Jen) for these for quite a while. Some of your may remember that Complex Magazine selected these as the best shoes of the past 5 years in the April/May 2007 issue.
I, myself, am yet to see them in person, but from photos they look to be incredible. A few pairs leaked from Beaverton’s offices and hit eBay a short while ago. While the auction is too old to load, the final bidding price was $1028.
Oh how that theme of 8 is so much a part of this shoe…..
Aug 1, 2008 at 5:30 pm
Wow, just wow. I honestly don’t know how to react. There are some who have “inspirations” and use some color scheme to match something else, but this shoe has so many elements that tie to this theme that you can tell whoever did this put some major though into it. The best part….IT LOOKS GREAT!
Big props to Premium Goods for actually reading about Kobe and designing a shoe keeping in mind the person who it is made for. So often you see these collabos and it’s like the artist doesn’t take into consideration the purpose for the shoes or who is behind it.
Seriously, best collab on a Nike Basketball shoe ever. Mark my words on that one.
Aug 1, 2008 at 5:27 pm
insanely beautiful