A-COLD-WALL*’s Samuel Ross is Timberland’s Second Future73 Collaborator – HYPEBEAST
Fri 12 May
After kicking off the Future73 initiative by collaborating with Edison Chen and CLOT in March, Timberland is back with its second Future73 project: footwear and apparel created in partnership with Samuel Ross and A-COLD-WALL*. Under the watchful eye of Ross, ACW (as it’s often referred to) has become known for its Brutalist and abstract architecture-inspired designs as well as its constant exploration of unique, high-end materials, with both of those brand pillars on display across the collection.
Ross and Timberland’s creations consist of new takes on the 6-Inch Boot and the 3-Eye Lugas well as a set of co-designed apparel. The pieces walk a line between Timberland’s history and ACW’s unique perspective, a new balance for Ross. “When we started developing this collection, I was really thinking about what I wanted [A-COLD-WALL*] products to communicate on a long-term basis, not just what I wanted them to say when they were seen on a runway,” the designer told Hypebeast at Timberland’s Future73 launch event in New Hampshire. “Making this collection was a new process for me, as in the past I’ve usually designed from my imagination whereas here I designed from a historical reference point.”