{"id":1028,"date":"2021-06-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sneaker.de\/news\/crafts-for-minds-berliner-kunstler-dennis-buck-individualisiert-den-asics-sportstyle-gel-kayano-14-fur-einen-guten-zweck\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T13:21:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T11:21:55","slug":"crafts-for-minds-berliner-kunstler-dennis-buck-individualisiert-den-asics-sportstyle-gel-kayano-14-fur-einen-guten-zweck","status":"publish","type":"snkr_news","link":"https:\/\/sneaker.de\/en\/news\/crafts-for-minds-berliner-kunstler-dennis-buck-individualisiert-den-asics-sportstyle-gel-kayano-14-fur-einen-guten-zweck\/","title":{"rendered":"Berlin-based artist Dennis Buck customizes the ASICS Gel-Kayano 14 for a good cause"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Die japanische Sportbekleidungsmarke und der in Berlin lebende K\u00fcnstler tun sich zusammen, um Menschen zu helfen, mit einen gesunden Geist in einem gesunden K\u00f6rper zu leben.<\/p>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth\" style=\"max-width:1440px\" data-rt-type=\"image\" data-rt-align=\"fullwidth\" data-rt-max-width=\"1440px\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sneaker.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/60e7f86e88344811c8758a47_asics-dennis-buck-gel-kayano-14-project-10.jpg\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<p>In diesem Sommer geht ASICS SportStyle eine Partnerschaft mit dem in Berlin lebenden K\u00fcnstler Dennis Buck ein. Zur Unterst\u00fctzung der Stiftung <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deutsche-depressionshilfe.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deutsche Depressionshilfe<\/a> werden mehrere Paare des GEL-KAYANO 14, dem ikonischen Bestseller von ASICS SportStyle, versteigert. <\/p>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth\" style=\"max-width:1440px\" data-rt-type=\"image\" data-rt-align=\"fullwidth\" data-rt-max-width=\"1440px\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dennis Buck bei der Arbeit - Crafts for Minds CFM Projekt mit ASICS SportStyle\" src=\"https:\/\/sneaker.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/60e7f888f6d791cfacaac1fc_asics-dennis-buck-gel-kayano-14-project-12.jpg\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<p>Die Partnerschaft l\u00e4uft unter dem \u00fcbergreifenden Thema &#8222;Crafts for Minds&#8220; (CFM) und unterstreicht die Handwerkskunst und die Liebe zum Detail, die f\u00fcr die Herstellung von langlebigen funktionalen Produkten erforderlich sind. Die limitierte Auflage wird ab dem 25. Juni im <a href=\"https:\/\/go.sneaker.de\/voostore-asics\" target=\"_blank\">VooStore <\/a>\u00fcber ein Raffle verkauft.<\/p>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth\" style=\"max-width:1440px\" data-rt-type=\"image\" data-rt-align=\"fullwidth\" data-rt-max-width=\"1440px\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sneaker.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/60e7f8ada9e2f6305639bbec_asics-dennis-buck-gel-kayano-14-project-8.jpg\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<p>Dabei individualisiert Dennis Buck \u00fcber 50 Paar Schuhe mit seinem Signature-Material &#8211; <em>Silikon<\/em>. Die Zusammenarbeit mit ASICS liegt Dennis Buck sehr am Herzen:<\/p>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth\" style=\"max-width:1440px\" data-rt-type=\"image\" data-rt-align=\"fullwidth\" data-rt-max-width=\"1440px\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dennis Buck bei der Arbeit - Crafts for Minds CFM Projekt mit ASICS SportStyle\" src=\"https:\/\/sneaker.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/60e7f8bd68b015c38d829120_asics-dennis-buck-gel-kayano-14-project-11.jpg\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<p>&#8222;Mein Vater, ein Bauarbeiter, hat fr\u00fcher in ASICS-Laufschuhen gearbeitet &#8211; mit seinem Material an einem &#8218;Dad&#8216;-Sneaker zu arbeiten, ist die gr\u00f6\u00dfte Wertsch\u00e4tzung, die ich mir f\u00fcr meinen Vater vorstellen kann.&#8220; <\/p>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth\" style=\"max-width:1440px\" data-rt-type=\"image\" data-rt-align=\"fullwidth\" data-rt-max-width=\"1440px\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sneaker.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/60e7f8cf26460314a3e0551d_asics-dennis-buck-gel-kayano-14-project-2.jpg\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"><\/div><figcaption>Dennis Buck bei der Arbeit &#8211; Crafts for Minds (CFM) Projekt mit dem ASICS SportStyle Gel-Kayano 14<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<p>Bucks Antrieb, Kunst zu schaffen, wird jedoch von etwas noch St\u00e4rkerem ausgel\u00f6st: &#8222;Kunst zu machen hilft mir, ein ausgeglichenerer Charakter zu sein, es bringt deinen Geist zur Ruhe&#8220;, erkl\u00e4rt der K\u00fcnstler.<\/p>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth\" style=\"max-width:1440px\" data-rt-type=\"image\" data-rt-align=\"fullwidth\" data-rt-max-width=\"1440px\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ASICS SportStyle Gel-Kayano 14 by Dennis Buck\" src=\"https:\/\/sneaker.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/60e7f8dcf7a6824b720d1310_asics-dennis-buck-gel-kayano-14-project-7.jpg\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<p>Mit dem eigenen Geist in Frieden zu sein, ist wohl einer der begehrtesten mentalen Zust\u00e4nde im hektischen Alltag von heute. Mit dem CFM-Programm verfolgt ASICS SportStyle das Ziel, einen aktiven Beitrag zu leisten, um den Geist der Menschen zu bewegen und ihnen zu helfen, im Gleichgewicht zu bleiben.<\/p>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth\" style=\"max-width:1440px\" data-rt-type=\"image\" data-rt-align=\"fullwidth\" data-rt-max-width=\"1440px\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ASICS SportStyle Gel-Kayano 14 by Dennis Buck\" src=\"https:\/\/sneaker.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/60e7f8e6fd8392115ac09e20_asics-dennis-buck-gel-kayano-14-project-5.jpg\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><figcaption>On feet &#8211; Silicon enhanced ASICS SportStyle Gel-Kayano 14 by Dennis Buck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<p>ASICS SportStyle wird diese einzigartige Art der Aktivierung in den Metropolen London und Amsterdam mit lokalen K\u00fcnstlern ausweiten. Die gesamten Einnahmen aus allen K\u00fcnstlerpartnerschaften werden an wohlt\u00e4tige Einrichtungen in Europa gespendet, die sich mit psychischer Gesundheit befassen.<\/p>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth\" style=\"max-width:1440px\" data-rt-type=\"image\" data-rt-align=\"fullwidth\" data-rt-max-width=\"1440px\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Berlin artist Dennis Buck\" src=\"https:\/\/sneaker.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/60e7f8f260c3774b979cf8c1_asics-dennis-buck-gel-kayano-14-project-15.jpg\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<p>\u00dcber Dennis Buck:<\/p>\n<p>Dennis Buck, geboren 1989, ist ein in Berlin lebender K\u00fcnstler, der 2016 sein Studium an der Universit\u00e4t der K\u00fcnste mit dem Pr\u00e4dikat &#8222;Meistersch\u00fcler&#8220; abgeschlossen hat. In seiner pers\u00f6nlichen k\u00fcnstlerischen Herangehensweise r\u00fcckt er das Material und die Prozesse in den Vordergrund. <\/p>\n<p>Besonders gerne experimentiert er mit Silikon und manuellem 3D-Druck. Seine spielerische, optimistische und ironische Kunst spricht nicht nur die Berliner Kunstliebhaber an, sondern fasziniert auch die Besucher seiner Ausstellungen in Los Angeles, London und Paris. <\/p>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth\" style=\"max-width:1440px\" data-rt-type=\"image\" data-rt-align=\"fullwidth\" data-rt-max-width=\"1440px\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"the whole collection - Dennis Buck - Asics Gel-Kayano 14 \" src=\"https:\/\/sneaker.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/60e7f908bde8960d617c7cb1_asics-dennis-buck-gel-kayano-14-project-1.jpg\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<p><em>English Version:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<p>Artist DENNIS BUCK customizes ASICS SPORTSTYLE sneakers for a good cause<\/p>\n<p>The iconic Japanese sportswear brand and Berlin-based artist join forces to help individuals achieving sound mind in a sound body. This summer ASICS SportStyle partners up with Berlin-based artist Dennis Buck with the aim to support the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deutsche-depressionshilfe.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deutsche Depressionshilfe<\/a> (a German depression foundation focusing on improving care for affected individuals) by auctioning off the GEL-KAYANO 14, ASICS SportStyle\u2019s iconic bestseller. <\/p>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth\" style=\"max-width:1800px\" data-rt-type=\"image\" data-rt-align=\"fullwidth\" data-rt-max-width=\"1800px\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ASICS\u00a0x Dennis Buck - Gel Kayano 14 collage - red black and yellow\" src=\"https:\/\/sneaker.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/60e7f9a6b8ca49e7d2ac2dec_asics-dennis-buck-gel-kayano-14-art-project-8.jpg\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<p>The partnership runs under the overarching theme of Crafts for Minds (CFM), reinforcing the craftsmanship and attention to detail that goes into creating long lasting products with purpose. The limited edition are being sold through <a href=\"https:\/\/go.sneaker.de\/voostore-asics\" target=\"_blank\">VooStore <\/a>via an online raffle starting from June 25th.<\/p>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth\" style=\"max-width:1350px\" data-rt-type=\"image\" data-rt-align=\"fullwidth\" data-rt-max-width=\"1350px\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"heel details - ASICS\u00a0x Dennis Buck - Gel Kayano 14\" src=\"https:\/\/sneaker.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/60e7f9e92bbe03aee0d13768_asics-dennis-buck-gel-kayano-14-art-project-4.jpg\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<p>In the process, Dennis Buck customizes over 50 pairs of shoes with one of his signature materials \u2013 silicone. The collaboration with ASICS is close to Dennis\u2019 heart:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy dad, a construction worker, used to work in ASICS running shoes, working with his material on a \u2018dad\u2019 sneaker is the most dad appreciation I could think of.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth\" style=\"max-width:1350px\" data-rt-type=\"image\" data-rt-align=\"fullwidth\" data-rt-max-width=\"1350px\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ASICS\u00a0x Dennis Buck - Gel Kayano 14\" src=\"https:\/\/sneaker.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/60e7f9fa7e408a1093480070_asics-dennis-buck-gel-kayano-14-art-project-1.jpg\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<p>Buck\u2019s drive to create art, however, is triggered by something even stronger, \u201cmaking art helps me be a more balanced character, it puts your mind to peace\u201d explains the artist.<\/p>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth\" style=\"max-width:1352px\" data-rt-type=\"image\" data-rt-align=\"fullwidth\" data-rt-max-width=\"1352px\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"close up heel - ASICS\u00a0x Dennis Buck - Gel Kayano 14\" src=\"https:\/\/sneaker.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/60e7fa0dc3c8a37a58f8b51d_asics-dennis-buck-gel-kayano-14-art-project-11.jpg\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<p>Being in peace with one&#8217;s mind is probably one of the most desired mental states in today&#8217;s hectic daily life. With the CFM program, ASICS SportStyle pursues making an actionable contribution to move people&#8217;s minds, helping them to stay balanced.<\/p>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth\" style=\"max-width:1350px\" data-rt-type=\"image\" data-rt-align=\"fullwidth\" data-rt-max-width=\"1350px\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ASICS\u00a0x Dennis Buck - Gel Kayano 14\" src=\"https:\/\/sneaker.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/60e7fa251737fe8c9c01607e_asics-dennis-buck-gel-kayano-14-art-project-14.jpg\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<p>ASICS SportStyle will extend their unique activation in the metropolies of London and Amsterdam with local artists. The totality of all earnings from all artist partnerships are donated to charitable institutions in Europe addressing mental health.<\/p>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth\" style=\"max-width:1350px\" data-rt-type=\"image\" data-rt-align=\"fullwidth\" data-rt-max-width=\"1350px\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ASICS\u00a0x Dennis Buck - Gel Kayano 14\" src=\"https:\/\/sneaker.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/60e7fa466b7671d64e24f157_asics-dennis-buck-gel-kayano-14-art-project-2.jpg\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<p>About Dennis Buck:<\/p>\n<p>Dennis Buck, born in 1989, is a Berlin-based artist who graduated from the University of Arts in 2016 with the honors degree \u201eMeistersch\u00fcler\u201c. In his personal artistic approach he shifts the focus and meaning towards material and processes. He particularly likes to experiment with silicone and manual 3D print. <\/p>\n<p>His playful, optimistic and ironic art does not only appeal to Berlin\u2019s art enthusiasts, but also fascinates visitors of his exhibitions in Los Angeles, London and Paris. <\/p>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth\" style=\"max-width:1350px\" data-rt-type=\"image\" data-rt-align=\"fullwidth\" data-rt-max-width=\"1350px\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ASICS\u00a0x Dennis Buck - Gel Kayano 14\" src=\"https:\/\/sneaker.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/60e7fa6bed0a7afa94d603ed_asics-dennis-buck-gel-kayano-14-art-project-13.jpg\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><figcaption>ASICS&nbsp;x Dennis Buck &#8211; Gel Kayano 14<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<p>Fotos via ASICS\/Highsnobiety\/BAM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Die japanische Sportbekleidungsmarke und der in Berlin lebende K\u00fcnstler tun sich zusammen, um Menschen zu helfen, mit einen gesunden Geist in einem gesunden K\u00f6rper zu leben. \u200d \u200d In diesem Sommer geht ASICS SportStyle eine Partnerschaft mit dem in Berlin lebenden K\u00fcnstler Dennis Buck ein. 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