Invitation Opening Sneakers Unboxed

The director of Design Museum Den Bosch cordially invites you to the opening of the exhibition Sneakers Unboxed.

Within a short space of time, sneakers have become the most popular design object in the world. The exhibition Sneakers Unboxed offers you a behind-the-scenes look at the footwear that has triggered technological breakthroughs, inspired new youth cultures and turned the fashion world on its head. Sneakers are bought and worn every day by millions of people worldwide. Over 1.1 billion pairs were sold in 2021 alone. Sneakers Unboxed combines the shoes’ history and cultural context with the latest innovations in design and sustainability.

Program

14.45 Walk-in

15.00 Start program, with a speech by Timo de Rijk, director of Design Museum Den Bosch. Timo will also introduce the Young Design Team. Followed by a speech by Valerio Zeno

15.30 Visit the exhibition and drinks with a DJ, a sneaker photobooth and a real-vs-fake presentation by StockX.

RSVP

Please let us know whether you will be attending the event by filling in THIS short form before May 5.

Credits

Sneakers Unboxed is a collaboration with the Design Museum London and StockX, the global e-commerce marketplace for current culture products. The exhibition is made possible by the support of the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Noord-Brabant, Fonds 21 and the gemeente ‘s-Hertogenbosch. The Young Team Design is made possible by the support of Fonds 21 EXTRA.