Artist and designer Jose Wong has turned Apple’s moving footwear emoji into a existent sneaker that’s now disposable done their website successful sizes ranging from 5 to 12. The Shoe 1, released done Wong’s ABCD brand, will group you backmost $219.90 for a pair, pinch shipping expected to commencement successful astir a week.
The shoes characteristic an precocious conception made of full-grain nubuck leather mixed pinch mesh for breathability, while the midsole and bottommost are made from lightweight EVA foam paired pinch a polyurethane rim to present a operation of comfortableness and “all-day support.”
Image: Jose Wong and Image: Apple
The Shoe 1’s rubber outsole is made utilizing 5 percent recycled rubber, and the foam insoles wrong characteristic an electronics people that references an A(BCD)5 processor — a motion to the A bid chips Apple uses successful its mobile devices.
Image: Jose Wong
Even the Shoe 1’s footwear container was inspired by the minimalist creation of Apple’s ain packaging. And if the Shoe 1, and Apple’s moving footwear emoji, consciousness oddly familiar, it’s because their designs are akin to the silhouette of the New Balance 574 sneaker that was first introduced successful 1988. Although Steve Jobs was known for wearing New Balance sneakers, he was astir often seen successful the brand’s 991 and 992 designs.