Archive for the 'Design' Category

July 31st, 2010

Nottingham Forest Home Jersey 2010-2011: Tailored by Umbro

Another winner from the Tailored by Umbro camp. This Nottingham Forest home jersey for the 2010-2011 season is as classic and no frills as it gets. But it works really well in my opinion. Plus, with Forest fighting hard to get back to the top flight after so many years away, maybe the no frills attitude in the kit will be reflected in their on the ...
July 28th, 2010

Wong Wong Scarves

Stephen from Wong Wong sent over these incredible cashmere scarves inspired by football and some great terminology that our sport has to offer. You won't find a better quality soccer inspired scarf than what Wong Wong has to offer. Check more of them out here.
July 27th, 2010

Dolce & Gabbana To Dress Chelsea FC

Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have entered a 3-year deal with English soccer club Chelsea to dress their players, muscling their way in the fashion-hungry soccer market. (more...)
July 12th, 2010

Zinedine Zidane Second Edition Watch by IWC Schaffhausen

Zinedine Zidane has just renewed his partnership with a high-end Swiss watch manufacturer, IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN.  On this occasion, the master of soccer himself has been personally involved in the design of the timepiece, which is limited to a worldwide of 500 watches. (The limited-edition inscription, “ONE OUT OF 500”, is engraved on the side of the ...
July 9th, 2010

Nike Ball Man – Video

We already showed you some of the Nike Ball Man installation, and now comes a video that helps explain and break the whole thing down just a bit more. This is certainly an impressive feat to pull off, and I'm guessing the design and engineering of Ball Man was no easy feat. Nice to see all 500 soccer balls be donated to soccer programs across South ...
July 9th, 2010

Bejeweled

I had a chance to catch up with our boy Reezy this week, and he showed me this handmade, one of a kind boot he picked up in South Africa recently. Made from metal and wire and 100% hand crafted, this one of a kind boot caught my eye immediately. Ray was able to negotiate a bit on the price and brought this one of a kind piece of artwork home from South ...
July 8th, 2010

The Green Soccer Journal

Unfortunately, I don't always love soccer magazines. There are a few out there that I'm a big fan of, but more often than not, they don't quite offer all that I hope that they would. I have high hopes for The Green Soccer Journal. With a stable of contributors including  Guardian Sports writer Richard Williams, illustrator Peter Till and photographer ...
June 30th, 2010

Nike – The Green Game – Brasil v Holland

The upcoming quarter final match between Brasil and Holland is looking like it could be one of the better matchups of the tournament. As it's an all Nike affair, and with this years Nike jerseys having been made from recycled plastic bottles, this is a great chance to bring some more attention to not only Nike, but their recycling initiatives and their ...