19-Jan-2010
Posted by : Yale Schalk
Category : CounterKicks, Sneaker Ingredients
Tags: Air Jordan XI, Converse Weapon Evo, CounterKicks, Foxboro, Li-Ning BD Doom, linseed oil, Massachusetts, Nike Air Max Lebron VII, Nike Zoom Kobe IV, Patent Leather, Seth Boyden, Sneaker Ingredients
In our latest installment of the Sneaker Ingredients series, we delve into the background of patent leather, one of the sneaker world’s most glamorous materials. Keep reading for the details behind this popular ingredient…
13-Jan-2010
Posted by : Yale Schalk
Category : CounterKicks, Sneaker Ingredients
Tags: Air Jordan XI, Air Jordan XX3, Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Carbon Fiber, CounterKicks, Dr. Roger Bacon, Europe, Japan, modulus, Nike Air Flightposite One, polyacrylonitrile, shank plate, Sneaker Ingredients, Union Carbide Parma Technical Center, United States
In our latest “Sneaker Ingredients” series installment, we focus on carbon fiber. Continue reading for the in-depth story on one of footwear’s most dynamic ingredients…
11-Jan-2010
Posted by : Yale Schalk
Category : CounterKicks, Sneaker Ingredients
Tags: cahuchu, caoutchouc, Charles Goodyear, Christopher Columbus, CounterKicks, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., hockey pucks, Para tree, polymers, rubber, Sneaker Ingredients, sulfur, tires, Vulcanization, Vulcanized Rubber
Today’s “Sneaker Ingredients” feature focuses on vulcanized rubber, the foundation upon which modern footwear was born. Continue reading for a detailed look at this formative ingredient…
22-Dec-2009
Posted by : Yale Schalk
Category : CounterKicks, Sneaker Ingredients
Tags: Air Jordan XVIII, Air Jordan XXI, CounterKicks, Gloves of Sweden, Leather, New Balance 574, New Balance 993, Puma Suede, Sneaker Ingredients, Suede, Sweden
In our latest exclusive “Sneaker Ingredients” installment, Counter Kicks examines Suede. Continue reading for a better look at Suede’s properties, its use in the footwear industry, and notable sneakers that employ the material…
07-Dec-2009
Posted by : Yale Schalk
Category : CounterKicks, Sneaker Ingredients
Tags: Air Jordan VI, chloroprene, CounterKicks, DuPont, Duprene, Exclusive, Keen Payette, Neoprene, Nike Air Flight Huarache, Nike Air Huarache Elite II TB, Polychloroprene, polymer, rubber, Sneaker Ingredients, sulfur, Wallace Carothers
Today, Counter Kicks examines the sneaker ingredient Neoprene. Check out previous coverage in this exclusive series with our Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) launch piece. Continue reading for a closer look at Neoprene’s properties and its uses in the sneaker industry…
01-Dec-2009
Posted by : Yale Schalk
Category : CounterKicks, Sneaker Ingredients
Tags: adidas TS Bounce Commander, Air Jordan 2010, Air Jordan II, Converse Weapon Evo, CounterKicks, Nike Air Flightposite III, Nike Zoom Kobe IV, Sneaker Ingredients, Thermoplastic Polyurethane, TPU
Starting today, Counter Kicks introduces our newest exclusive series titled “Sneaker Ingredients” featuring the elements and attributes that make up our favorite manufactured product: footwear. We begin by examining the sneaker ingredient: Thermoplastic Polyurethane, or better known as TPU. We explore the material’s background and many uses in today’s world, along with illustrating prominent shoes that carry the component. Continue reading for the scoop on sneaker ingredient TPU…
