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KangaROOS
The story of KangaROOS begins with a frustrated jogger.
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The architect Bob Gamm, himself a passionate runner, was looking for a way to store utensils such as change or keys in the shoe. Since he couldn't find a suitable solution, he simply invented one himself.KangaROOS - Original shoes with pocketsHe designed the first models, named his company after the Australian marsupial and founded the KangaROOS brand in St. Louis in 1979. Gamm equipped the running legend Bill Rodgers with his model Combat and he won in the new best time, a better advertisement for his products can not be imagined. In the early 80s, the company grew rapidly and more shoe models were to follow. Among others, the basketball sneaker Skywalker, which was worn by the legend Clyde "The Glide" Drexler. Despite all the successes, company founder Bob Gamm did not rest on his laurels. Together with former Nike designer Ray Tonkel, he developed the "Dynacoil Cushioning System" in 1986. An energy recycling and cushioning system tested by NASA is incorporated into the midsole of a sports shoe to maximize the performance of the athlete.KangaROOS - Made in Germany?!The German Bernd D. Hummel, who has been successful in the shoe business since 1976, discovers the still young brand at a trade fair in New York in 1981. He is so fascinated by the shoes with the little pocket that he signs distribution and licensing agreements for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The master license agreement enables Hummel to create its own designs and products specifically for the European market. Incidentally, KangaROOS Germany is headquartered in the shoe town of Pirmasens, where a certain Adi Dassler also learned the shoemaking trade. In 2012, the shoe manufactory "Hummel & Hummel GmbH" started the production of exclusive, handmade leather shoes, made by old-school shoemakers using the highest quality products and leathers. Sneakers "Made in Germany" haven't been around for a very long time, but KangaROOS made their mark and the handmade sneakers are brimming with quality and craftsmanship.KangaROOS x OverkillWe have had a friendly business relationship with the family-owned company Hummel and KangaROOS for years. In 2014, we were allowed to make our first collaboration with the brand and finish the Coil R-1. The "Abyss" and the "Abyss Flip" become the most successful KangaROOS collaboration ever and make it to the covers of "Sneaker Freaker" and "Sneakers Magazine". 2018 saw the next collaboration between Overkill and Kangaroos. Again the model Coil R-1 was in focus and with the two different colored versions "Eve" and "Adam" we told our very own (sneaker) origin story.
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