Salehe Bembury Reveals the Two Original Shoes He Created With Anta — and They’re Built for the Outdoors

On the heels of his successful New Balance collaboration, Salehe Bembury is back with another. However, this time the designer created original models with an established athletic brand. For his latest collaborative effort, the 2020 FN Designer of the Year will deliver a pair of new silhouettes — the SB-01 and the SB-02 — with China-based athletic company Anta. The shoes will feature a new cushioning technology created by Bembury called Anta Nest. The new tech, which Anta said will be used across the brand, is a cushioning innovation inspired by birds nests. The brand further explained in a statement that Bembury was fascinated with the idea that twigs when intertwined offer structural integrity. “I took a picture of a bird’s nest with a white egg peaking through the voids in the nest. This juxtaposition of matter and color inspired the aesthetic of the technology,” Bembury said in a statement.  The SB-01 was created to offer the wearer a dual footwear experience, made to be worn either as a unit or by wearing its interior sneaker alone. According to Anta, the system was created “for the transitions that can occur in one’s day or outdoor experience.” The look, which is described as a fully

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