Vans and Niagara have worked on the new Sk8 Hi. The sneaker is currently available at DQM. [DQM]

I recently wrote a post about a pair of custom Nikes based loosely on the popular cartoon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. That designer has been upstaged by the artists at Thirst Customs who have created custom Nikes based on Donatello and Leonardo. The former Turtle member has been immortalized in a pair of Nike SB Dunks.

Fans of the 1990s cartoon will recognize familiar elements from heel to toe. The purple bandanna that covers Donatello’s eyes is recreated cleverly on the Nike swoosh. The cracked pavement that is painted on the shoe’s toe box is covered in the green ooze that turned tiny turtles into fighting machines.

Sneaker fans can tell a lot about customizers by the way in which they brand their work. Thirst Customs used the green-shell pattern of the cartoon’s title to display the word “Thirst” on the tongues of these custom SB Dunks. I love the Turtles to this day and I think Thirst Customs did Donatello justice with these Nike SB Dunks.

Photos available from Sneaker Obsession.

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Adidas ha made a roster mid based on skateboarding legend and artist Mark Gonzales. It features Mark’s brilliant hand and pads made for skateboarding, sketched stripes. Adidas also worked on tees, hoodies and jackets with Mark. Check out both models after the break. [HighSnobiety]

The Emerald Green Womens Nike Air Force 1 are set to drop June 28th, 2008 for 0 in stores and online at Nike Member’s Only Store. It features a color-blocked gradient from white to light grey to neutral grey and a tongue of grape ice mesh along with a sole of white, an emerald green outsole and grape ice accents, an Air logo on the sole and the heel tab. [SneakerNews]

The Zvezdockha, Nike’s innovation project with designer Marc Newson, introduced the idea of the Air Rejuven8. The upper has the signature TPU polymer injection-molded exterior cage in orange while the modular inner bootie features a circular design going thru the exterior cage and the midsole. You can find this light green colorway at all retailers including Nikestore.com. [SneakerNews]