04.17.2004
AdBusters has posted a production update on its blackSpot sneaker project, an attempt to make a “grassroots anti-brand” to compete with the Nke swoosh (and which won’t just be a pair of chalked-up Chuck Taylors, they promise). The latest update:
Six months of searching in Asia for the right factory to produce the blackspot sneaker have turned up a big zero. None of the recommended “union” shops we checked and visited in Korea, China and Indonesia met our standards for working conditions, shoe quality and overall excellence. We’ve now given up on Asia, and have reset our sights on Poland and the traditional shoe manufacturing areas of Spain and Portugal.
Get involved / pre-order (around $40) here.
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