Created in partnership with Rakuten, brought together thousands of custom sneaker artists from across the US and Europe. With Rakuten’s support, the competition became one of the largest creator-driven sneaker showcases ever produced, giving emerging artists a platform on a global stage. From thousands of entries, just 100 creators were shortlisted by a world-class judging panel featuring leaders across sport, design, music, and sneaker culture. These Top 100 designs formed the Art of the Game Official Collection - a rare, curated snapshot of sneaker culture at its most innovative. The journey concluded in San Francisco, where the finalists were flown out for a filmed finale with the Judges. This finale marked a milestone moment: a celebration of creators, culture, and the evolution of custom sneakers as a legitimate art form. Now, for the first time ever, you can own a piece of this history. Each Top 100 sneaker - whether the original pair or a made-to-order version in your size - represents a creator who rose above thousands to earn their place in this landmark Rakuten x Stephen Curry series. This isn’t just a sneaker. It’s a piece of the Art of the Game legacy - and a chapter in the future of sneaker culture.
Mastery over darkness
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The shoes is a metaphors for the inner battle. The struggle between darkness and self control, emotion and reason, weakness and willpower.
Its not about victory, its about endurance. The samurai may fall but he Fight until the end. True strength lies in resistance against inner demon. You can see the struggle the samurai has in one shoe where the demon serpent is chocking him. The demon represents inner demons, everything fark and destructive. Anger, temptation, fear and ego. The snakes body is wrapped around the samurai symbolises being trapped by one\'s own emotions or past.. you can see on the logo that the samurai wears the demons mask that had trapped him before. This shows mastery over darkness. The mask shows that he has faced his inner demons, and is no longer its victim. It signals control over what once controlled him. He has transformed fear, anger and chaos into strength.
The moment I seen the under armour logo I seen a samurai helmet. That is the idea and concept behind this costum. Play with the under armour name and add that to the design. I went ahead with tradional japanese tattoo that I imagined the samurai had and the front of the shoe and the side are part of his armou ( under armour ). Thank you for the opportunity to take part in this competition
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Discover the Top 100 sneakers from the CANVVS Global Competition - designs hand-picked by our judges from thousands of entries worldwide. Each pair is created by a rising creator pushing the boundaries of art, culture and sneaker design.
By owning one, you’re not just buying a sneaker - you’re supporting emerging talent, championing creativity, and wearing a piece of global competition history.
A HISTORIC COLLABORATION
