Converse (PRODUCT) RED[TM] Introduces Spring 2009 1HUND(RED) Artists Collections Featuring New Creative from Internationally Celebrated Musicians, Artists and Designers.

Converse's Unprecedented Global Curation Project Includes New Limited Edition Designed Shoes In Support of Converse (PRODUCT) RED

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. -- Converse debuts an exciting new collection of designs for Spring 2009 in its final installment of 1HUND(RED) Artists footwear, the brand's unprecedented global curation project designed to support Converse's partnership with (RED). Featuring an impressive talent roster, the collections present new designs from acclaimed artists in the worlds of music, art and fashion. Prominent contributors include musicians The Edge of U2 and Lupe Fiasco; acclaimed artists range from Rostarr to Andrew Mania; celebrated fashion designers Basso and Brooke are also featured. Using one of the world's greatest blank canvas's, each artist's original designs were inspired by Converse 1HUND(RED) Artist's goal to help fight AIDS in Africa.

Peter Arkle, Illustrator, Scotland (Artist #51)

An inspiring illustrator, Peter Arkle has fond memories of blood cells from high school biology in Scotland, and when he was starting to think of his 1HUND(RED) shoe, he decided to turn them into a pattern. Chucks often find their way into Peter's illustrations. "With the shape of their rubber sole, toe cap and logo, the shoes are distinctive even in a tiny drawing," he says. Peter's "inky scribbles," which have appeared in numerous publications and on products often involve funny stories about people doing odd things in public. "All you have to do is pay attention to find them," he says. "I wish my shoe could get people to do that."

Peter Arkle's Converse 1HUND(RED) Artist collaboration Chuck Taylor All Star oxford shoe comes in white/black/lollipop and will be available at select specialty retailers nationwide and online at www.converse.com beginning in January. MSRP $55 with 10% of the net wholesale price going to the Global Fund.

Basso and Brooke, Fashion Designers, London, England (Artist #82)

Chris Brooke and Bruno Basso met in a London nightclub in 2002. Basso, a graphic designer, had just moved from Brazil, and Brooke was finding his work designing bespoke commissions. So a new fashion house, Basso & Brooke, was formed. Their first show led to raves from the fashion press who called the clothes sexy and slinky and loved the duo's riotous prints.

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