Project is a bi-annual fashion tradeshow held in Las Vegas and New York. Karhu Originals will lighten the space with some Scandinavian look and feel. The tradeshow takes place from January 16 to January 18 at: 82 Mercer Street, New York, NY. Come and visit … Read More →
24 Hours in Barcelona with Sneakersnstuff
The good fellas of Stockholm’s Sneakersnstuff joined the Karhu team in Barcelona for one day. We showed them around the Spanish office and revealed some future designs in the planning. Check the 1 minute video diary below. Shot and edited by Johan Unden. Thanks again … Read More →
Holiday 2011 Lookbook Revealed!
Celebrating the 95th birthday this year, Finland’s legendary running brand reveals its Holiday 2011 Lookbook… It showcases the most recent collection alongside hand picked items from the archives such as the Karhu bicycle from 1982.
Retailer Highlights / Cruel Age
Cruel Age in Helsinki pimped their wall and houses the most gorgeous in store installation we’ve seen in long time! Be sure to check the store in the department store Kamppi in the center of Helsinki.
Reijo Ståhlberg
This buff shot putter won three indoor European Championships and still holds the Finnish record at 21,69m. Mr. Ståhlberg is the chairman of the exclusive “20m Club” for shot putters. All of his best achievements were done with Karhu RS shoe, which was named after… … Read More →
Retailer Highlights / bELLEs Helsinki
bElles stands for “Baskets for Elles” and just as the name says, they provide the nicest kicks for the ladies in Helsinki. The shop opened in 2010 in Southern Helsinki and this year bElles relocated to the center. The girls of bElles deserved to be … Read More →
Karhu Originals launched in the U.K
Karhu travelled to London and is now settled in the heart of Soho. The home base is a trendy sneaker mecca also known as Footpatrol on Berwick Street. To celebrate the occasion we brought the dopest items from the Karhu archives and the exhibition runs … Read More →
Retailer Highlights / 24 Kilates Barcelona
One of the top sneaker boutiques in the world, 24 Kilates in Barcelona shows love for their Nordic buddies. If you are around in Barcelona please have a look at: C/Comerç 29, 08003 Barcelona!
Blast from the past!
Check out this clip. Shot in the 80′s, re-touched in 2011. Captures the feeling perfectly!
KARHU AMBASSADORS / AMARA
Amara working at her new studio, getting ready for the exhibition opening on December 3rd. More info to follow…
Retailer Highlights / Bob’s Vintage & Repair
This time around we want to highlight a retailer from Turku, Finland who specializes in 2nd hand goodies. This recently opened store is a diggers heaven and one of the nicest vintage stores we’ve seen in Finland! We found a pair of old wooden skis … Read More →
KARHU AMBASSADORS / BONGO ROCK
This time up we wanted to give you an indepth interview with Herkules and Bongo Rhino, the duo that goes by the name of Bongo Rock. They are moving the masses touring around the Nordics and are hosting the jam packed monthly club at Siltanen … Read More →