Lapstone & Hammer drops Nike Philly Dunks collaboration and the entire city lined up to grab a pair

Nike, in partnership with Philadelphia’s own Lapstone & Hammer, dropped a pretty awesome ‘Nike Philly Dunks’ shoe late last week and had the entire city lined up to snag a pair.

Nike Philly Dunks – Lapstone & Hammer

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The new Philly Dunks are out! Our staff was among the first @LapstoneHammer to get them. Shoutout to Brian Nadav for his work with Nike on making these sneakers a reality! #GoOwls pic.twitter.com/z12J4blS4f

— Temple Men's Basketball (@TUMBBHoops) May 30, 2024

Awesome FCFS release @LapstoneHammer this morning. Super smooth and organized in person drop for some dope sneakers with real meaning. #PhillyDunks pic.twitter.com/NOjyiEWsXE

— K.M (@KMunoz11) May 30, 2024

After waiting for roughly 2 hours in line at creme321 for the Philly Dunks, get to the front and they had no size 12s. I wasn't gonna leave empty handed so I got a pair for the wife. I'll have two more shots with @DTLRVILLA and #SNKRS and then it's off to Goat to pay the tax. pic.twitter.com/RpvBj4RrGl

— R6Killr on Twitch (@Darknessmage) May 30, 2024

Incredible work from Brain Nadav and the folks over Lapstone & Hammer. I had the opportunity to break bread with Nadav on a few occasions and worked directly with him on some really cool apparel drops for Lapstone while up at RushOrderTees. He’s a down-to-earth, super great guy (Philly Guy) who continues to embody the culture and life of the city through clothing and sneakers.

Checkout the Lapstone & Hammer website here and the full release on the Nike Philly Dunks, directly from their website, below.

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Nike’s Philly Dunk has Secret Layers👀 Thank you to Lapstone & Hammer for sending these over!

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From the Lapstone & Hammer Website:

Philadelphia is finally getting it’s moment to shine in the sneaker space as Nike gets set to the release the Dunk Low Retro PRM “Philly”, a shoe that embodies the gritty culture of the city. Over a year in the making, the “Philly” Dunk, which drops on Thursday, 5/30 exclusively in-store at Lapstone & Hammer and Crème, was created through a collective design process between Nike and actual Philadelphians with the intent to craft a shoe that would authentically represent the city from a local’s perspective. 

The ball got rolling on this special release when Nike reached out and said they wanted to design a Dunk inspired by Philadelphia, a real “For Philly, By Philly” concept that would deliver something beyond just the Liberty Bell and cheesesteak iconography that is usually used to represent the city. Members of Nike’s creative team came down to the city and were treated to a guided tour led by the unofficial mayor of Philadelphia Brian Nadav, exploring all of the different neighborhoods and low key local landmarks.

The culmination of the tour was a focus group comprised of local Philadelphia artists, musicians, designers, business owners and other influential residents who expressed what the city means to them, what gets overlooked or is unknown about the city and its culture, how they would like to see Philly’s image projected to the outside world, what they like and don’t like about past Philly-centric design concepts and the way the city is currently perceived. The ultimate goal was to bring everyone together as visionaries to bring Philadelphia’s rich cultural tapestry to life using the sneakers as a canvas.

Inspired by the “City of Neighborhoods” moniker that Philadelphia received from it’s collection tight-knit communities, the “Philly” Dunk uses a mixed material makeup of grey hairy suede, cracked leather and brand new material called rusty suede to represent the cityscape, concrete, construction, grit, and diversity of our people and our hard work ethic. The colorful inner sock liner shows a map of Philly and is a call to the vibrant art scene and the world renowned Philadelphia Mural Arts program. The green and yellow laces represent the street signs that connect us all. The grey medial swoosh wears away to reveal the same multicolor pattern from the lining below, representing Philly’s tough outer shell that, once you’re able to break through it, exposes a colorful, vibrant and beautiful community of people living and working together to make this the best city in America.

The Nike Dunk Low “Philly” will release on Thursday, 5/30 @ 10:00am in-store only at Lapstone & Hammer. Lapstone will host a daylong special release event featuring DJ Big Ant spinning from 3-5pm and a Design Workshop featuring master craftsmen BJ Betts and Frank Cooke from 5-7pm. This workshop is open to the public, and will feature 20 kids from the KB Foundation as part of our mentoring program who will be actively participating.

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