I’ve been working with ASICS for quite some time now. We are the perfect match in my opinion because we share many of the same visions – it helped to make our collaboration super real. I keep an index filled with photos of gray and silver objects that I have taken throughout the years. It has become an obsession for me. The all-over metallic tones lend a boldly futuristic look to the sneaker, but what does the palette represent to you?

Seen here are the ASICS GEL-1090 V2 in “Cream/Clay Grey” and “Mid Grey/Oatmeal”, both swathed in the aforementioned suede overlays and re-engineered mesh uppers.I wanted to recreate my first pair of ASICS in an updated sleek version. Right away, I knew that the shoe should be gray and silver. I keep an index filled with photos of gray and silver objects that I have taken throughout the years. It has become an obsession for me. Some of the objects in these images have inspired my design process. And ASICS is not showing any signs of slowing down. The Japanese brand has been quietly revisiting some of its archival models, reinterpreting them through a more “modern lens”. One such sneaker: the ASICS GEL-1090 V2.

I wear sneakers almost every day. I have a very active everyday life, and I need to be able to move around easily. It’s important when I work as a photographer. Sometimes I just love to put on my favorite shoes without putting too much thought into it, they just work no matter the occasion. With a huge range of designs and colourways to choose from, you’re going to be spoilt for choice when it comes to finding the perfect ASICS GEL-1090 for you. Reissued with a simplified upper construction, this retro classic still proudly displays many of its original features, such as the iconic tiger claw marks on the toe overlays and heel counter. It has been amazing. It’s exactly what I love to do and I really enjoyed every part of it. The hardest part was to limit myself to one pair of sneakers, leave ideas behind, and follow one vision.

The ASICS GEL-1090 V2 was introduced to us last year through the brand’s collab with Copenhagen “it” girl Freja Wewer and saw the model don on a futuristic metallic silver outfit. For its own inhouse GEL-1090 V2s, ASICS has chosen to tone it down with multiple neutral-hued offerings. It looks like there’s no stopping ASICS. Over the weekend, the footwear giant dropped its newest lifestyle silhouette, the ASICS GEL-NYC; this will be followed by another hotly anticipated ASICS GEL-SONOMA 15-50 collab with South Korean label Matin Kim in a few days’ time. The ASICS GEL-1090 V2 is a simple but clever and timely update to an almost-forgotten model—we can’t help but wonder what the ASICS team is going to bring to the table next.

I feel like Kiko Kostadinov and ASICS SportStyle is the best sneaker collaboration ever made. Everything from their designs, color combinations and campaigns. It has made me think of sneakers in a whole new way. Their universe has been a huge inspiration for me in general. marks the 20th year since the GEL-1090 first debuted. Now, with an updated “V2” moniker, the silhouette has been given a contemporary update with the help of plush suede overlays and additional loops at the tongue and heel.