Salomon and A-COLD-WALL* unveil their first collaboration, centered around the ACS PRO A-COLD-WALL*. The model combines Salomon’s technical expertise with the industrial design language of the London-based label.
For the collaboration, the ACS PRO is reworked into a striking, architectural silhouette. Salomon’s performance heritage meets A-COLD-WALL*’s conceptual approach, with construction, materiality, and visible signs of wear taking center stage.
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The collection views Salomon through the lens of post-industrial Britain, where tradition and innovation, individuality and community coexist.
This tension also shapes the accompanying campaign, which features Shabaka Hutchings and Reek0 in Central London.
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Shabaka Hutchings is one of Britain’s most influential contemporary musicians, blending jazz, electronic music, and spiritual and diasporic traditions into a distinctive artistic language.
His recent focus on the flute draws on traditions from Japan, the Americas, and beyond, reflecting an approach rooted in exploration and constant evolution.
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Tottenham-born artist Reek0 is a member of the Brighter Days Collective. His music combines personal storytelling and everyday observations with intricate lyricism and an effortless flow, representing a new generation of voices emerging from London’s cultural landscape.
Throughout the campaign, the paths of Shabaka Hutchings and Reek0 gradually converge. What begins as a contrast develops into a connection, showing how different creative worlds can find common ground through curiosity, exchange, and shared expression.
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The design of the ACS PRO A-COLD-WALL* puts the shoe’s construction front and center. Panels, seams, and layers are deliberately exposed, emphasizing the silhouette’s technical architecture. Subtle signs of wear add a raw, lived-in character.
A floating cage structure is combined with an asymmetrical lacing system to create a striking architectural silhouette. Distressed eyelets, a grain-textured midsole, and geometric detailing reinforce the deconstructed, post-industrial aesthetic. The robust Matryx Kevlar Mesh upper combines lightweight performance with stability and durability.
The Salomon x A-COLD-WALL* ACS PRO is available at the following retailers: AFEW, Asphaltgold and BSTN.
Photos via Salomon
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