Álvaro Lopez During our visit to Nigra Mercato store, we had the pleasure of meeting Álvaro, a talented photographer from Madrid. He shared his journey in photography and his passion for sneakers, particularly the Nike Cortez. Nike Cortez
Fran Fran is one of the founding partners of Nigra Mercato, a well-established sneaker boutique in Madrid that is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. The store's vision is not only to sell sneakers but also to keep the spirit and culture of sneakers alive. Nike Air Max 1 Bespoke ‘Cactus’ & ‘Boquerón’
Polar We spoke to the good people at the Polar studio, made up of five partners who combine their passions and talents to create inspiring and relevant work, exploring the essence of each client. Nike Cortez, AF1, adidas Ozelle,Reebok Club C 85, Vans Old Skool
Eric Sigaki Eric dedicated 25 years of his life to athletics as a professional athlete and participating in several championships. He also always carried with him another passion, advertising and audiovisual. On CloudNova Z5 and On CloudFlash
Marc V. Brosseau Marc worked as a designer at Reebok for 7 years and today he works at adidas culture collaboration and partnerships mostly focused on Ivy Park. His list of projects at Reebok is extensive and ranges from Sole Fury to collaboration with Cardi B, several editions of Club C and especially the Zig Kinetica II in numerous versions and collaborations of the model. Billionaire Boys Club x Reebok Zig Kinetica II
Brandblack With a strong basketball background and almost a decade of existence, Brandblack has already developed a signature line of basketball shoes for Jamal Crawford (former NBA player), were the names behind the signature shoes of the Ball brothers for Big Baller Brand, in addition to collaborations with big names like Saleheen Bembury. David and Billy are constantly out to create products they believe in and doing it their way, bringing truly unique, high quality, highly functional shoes that range from casual to running to hoops. Brandblack Kaiju, Moonraker and Tabi
Nick DePaula From the moment Nick saw Kevin Garnett on the cover of the first issue of Slam Kicks magazine, he decided he wanted to write about sneakers. Throughout his career, he has worked in some of the main media/magazines of the segment, such as Solecollector and Nice Kicks. Today he works for Espn, Boardroom and is one of the top news sources when it comes to basketball shoes and athletes' contracts. Nike Air Zoom Flight 95
Verônica Hipólito Verônica Hipólito got her track spikes as a fourth-generation hand-me-down. That's right, three people had worn them down before her. There were some missing spikes on the outsole, beat-down mesh, it was an old model and people judged her for it. And what did she do with those spikes? History! Nike Zoom Jana Star II