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SIFIKA Aotearoa

Boutique Sneaker co.

About Me

We like sneakers, kicks, trainers or what ever you want to call them. What you see here is the latest in our never ending quest to design the best sneakers, ever! This is no easy task, when you are up against the mega corporations with their deep pockets. We do this on a budget less than what they spend on hookers during the latest corporate team building event. While their management is laughing their arses off watching kids line up for 24hrs to buy their latest "ltd edition" offering, we are pouring our heart and soul into making Sifika the best shoe brand we can. We are about supporting boutique retailers. You won't find us in any one of the bland chain stores at your local mall or on the feet of every kook who has just discovered Newera & Designer polo shirts (is that too harsh??). Sifika Footwear started in 2003 by Jon Julio a professional rollerblader from the Bay Area and Kennedy Poynter a designer based in Auckland New Zealand.Sifika has also hooked up artists such as Goldenchyld from the Fingerbangerz, etc. The first season Back to School 2004 saw the development of the core range with the Apia, Newton, Otara and Haight models. All named after places in the Pacific region. 2005 saw the release of the first limited edition artist model by Erik Burke, a graffiti/fine artist based in Reno, Nevada USA.2007 will see Sifika expand into more boutique stores and we are developing a new line to allow us to use more edgy colours and materials along with a new limited edition artist model, by Mephisto Jones of Wellington, New Zealand.

My Interests

making sneakers.

I'd like to meet:

People that are down with the Sifika

Music:

DJ Goldenchyld, Dinosaur Jr, Dragonforce,Kayne West, Wutang, Gang Starr, Arctic Monkeys, The Mint Chicks, Big Chief, Black Sabbath, Motörhead, Blackalicious, Hüsker Dü, Beastie Boys, Iron Maiden, Afghan Wigs, Danzig, Dead Kennedys, Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy, Gravediggaz, Kasabian, The Bleeders, MC 900ft Jesus etc etc

Movies:

too many good and crap movies to list ( or can't be f#@ked listing them ).

Television:

don't believe the hype and TV is all hype.

Books:

Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion. Michael Shermer, Why People Beleive Weird Things. Collected Works or Robert Green Ingersoll. History of New Zealand, Michael King.

Heroes:

Darwin, Robert Ingersoll, Carl Sagan and the great thinkers of the ages.

My Blog

NEW MODELS OUT NOW.

CHECK YOUR FAVORITE STORE FOR THESE NEW MODELS!...
Posted by SIFIKA Aotearoa on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:17:00 PST

KICKSCLUSIVE MAG

FEATURING THE OSAKA LO WHITE/SNAKE....
Posted by SIFIKA Aotearoa on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:43:00 PST

IN MAGAZINE PRESS

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Posted by SIFIKA Aotearoa on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:39:00 PST

My other project

Cleatis-Preston...
Posted by SIFIKA Aotearoa on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:46:00 PST

TEASER

A small taste of what we are working on for 2007...
Posted by SIFIKA Aotearoa on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:44:00 PST

Sneak peek

These are some new styles we are working on hot from the factory....
Posted by SIFIKA Aotearoa on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 03:29:00 PST

OSAKA High top

This one is inspired by a pair of Vision DV8's I had back in the day and shoes I remember seeing on Robert Smith in old Cure videos. Looks sick when the strap is removed....
Posted by SIFIKA Aotearoa on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 09:18:00 PST