<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[shape+colour]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Jeremy]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/author/shapeandcolour/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[adidas originals + kosai sekine: split up&nbsp;service.]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>I first started following Japanese director <a href="http://www.kosai.info/"><span style="color:#3366ff;">Kosai Sekine</span></a> after I saw his stellar vid for <a href="https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/jemapur-kosai-sekine-maledict-car/"><span style="color:#00ff00;">Jemapur&#8217;s &#8220;Maledict Car.&#8221;</span></a> He does that whole light-filled-Tokyo-nothing-is-ever-as-it-seems-here vibe so well. His work has a sheeny, clean vibe and always feels like it moving down a very, very fast highway.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t even know where to start on Adidas anymore. It&#8217;s my favourite brand in the world. I&#8217;ve spent<em> a lot</em> of time raving about how much I love Adidas (<a href="https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/11/25/adidas-originals-sid-lee-house-party/"><span style="color:#993366;">here</span></a>, <a href="https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/08/08/beijing-2008-adidas-countdown-coca-colas-birds-nest-stadium/"><span style="color:#ff0000;">here</span></a>, <a href="https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/adidas-chinese-volleyball-association/"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">here</span></a>, <a href="https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/adidas-grun-guerilla-gardeners/"><span style="color:#339966;">here</span></a>&#8230; <a href="https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/adidas-originals-the-left-right-project/"><span style="color:#ff00ff;">here</span></a>, and <a href="https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/adidas-original-games/"><span style="color:#ff6600;">here</span></a>, too. oh, and <a href="https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/adidas-brands-beijing/"><span style="color:#800000;">here</span></a>. and <span style="color:#33cccc;"><a href="https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/02/12/adidas-originals-adi-dassler/">here</a> </span>and <a href="https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/01/25/adidas-australia-originals-festival/"><span style="color:#00ffff;">here</span></a>&#8230; and one more <a href="https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/adidas-beijing-olympics-hu-jia-zheng-zhi/"><span style="color:#339966;">here</span></a>).</p>
<p>So yeah. Will someone at Adidas please hire me already?</p>
<p>When Adidas Originals UK and Kosai Sekine teamed up to make &#8220;Split Up Service&#8221; I knew it was guaranteed win. And so it is:</p>
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