KickerBockerGlory Customs is a British designer who has begun creating custom sneakers recently. The designer’s portfolio features blasts of bright color on various Nike models. His latest work is a pair of custom Santa Cruises inspired by the Rubik’s cube. I found these photos at KickerBockerGlory’s website linked here.

The designer started with a Rubik’s Cube pattern on the toe box. This pattern begins to melt away into free-flowing streams of color ranging from blue to green. As the colorful wave progresses to the middle panel, KickerBockerGlory allowed the color to trail off in a few flame licks to all-white on the heel.

If you expected the heels to be completely devoid of color, the designer gives you a pleasant surprise. The heel tag has a spectrum of color starting with green at the top progressing through yellow, orange and red until blue pops up just above the outsole. KickerBockerGlory sells the RubiKicks Santa Cruises in men’s size 9 UK for upwards of $200 USD.

Streetwear brand Crooks & Castles has teamed up with Vans to create two pairs of the Fremont High. These shoes feature accents in the Gucci colors of red and green on a white and black uppers, respectively.

These sneakers will release in limited quantities as part of the Spring 2009 Collection available at the Crooks & Castles shop on Melrose in Los Angeles. Via High Snobiety.

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Cassette Playa and Nike Blazer Hi have collaborated together to create this design. Nike has 36 years of sports heritage and it’s old traditions have combined with the new Cassette Playa. Carri Mundane, based in UK, has worked on the traditional iconic Blazer and invented a remix of the old and new in this Cassette Playa style remix. This Cassette Playa Blazer will be available at the Nike Sportswear 1948 store at Bateman’s Row Shoreditch and some Nike Sportswear retailers.

The line of Cassette Playa Blazer was initially designed for Carri’s Spring/Summer 2008 “Future Primitive” runway show. The theme of the show was inspired by Carri’s concept of “urban Shamanism.” This term refers to Carri’s way of thinking.Carri has transferred her opinions into her style for the season. For the new season that is shown above, Carri has taken up an idea from Ancient Amazonian hunting rituals and adapted the idea to use for skaters in a post apocalyptic city.

This Cassette Playa used a minimalistic approach. Carri kept the look of the Blazer’s striking elongated swoosh centered on the shoe. The midsole is dark blue and blends well with the orange colored upper. The back tab at the heel is light blue. The overall look is sleek and sophisticated.

D@ Prince got a request from his boss to customize a pair of Air Max 90s based on a character from Tiny Toon Adventures. The designer used Babs Bunny, the counterpart to Buster Bunny, as his inspiration in these pink-dominated Air Maxes. I found these photos at D@ Prince’s latest Nike Talk post linked here.

The yellow/purple/pink colorway on the Say Goodnight Babs Air Max 90s comes from the fur, bow and shirt colors adorned by Babs. D@ Prince created some texture to the pink side panels, making these shoes more dynamic. The purple rhinestones on the tongue are fantastic touches for these custom Nikes. The word “Sass” written in yellow paint on the heel seems to say it all for Babs Bunny.

The words “Say Goodnight, Babs!” were uttered by Buster each episode with Babs responding, “Goodnight, Babs!” D@ Prince captures the playfulness and irreverence of the original cartoon in these sneakers. His use of different design elements like rhinestones and textured surfaces make these shoes more complex than they appear.

Many editions of the Air Jordan Force Fusion VI are set to be released in 2009, and here’s another one that will definitely get some attention. Using a white upper with patent leather details, along with University Blue and Court Blue accents, these shoes are slick and clean.

Though they aren’t expected to release until the early months of 2009, you can grab these now at Sole-Locker for $200 a pair. Via Sneaker News.

Active continues their “Drop Sneakers Not Bombs” series and has now released their Active x Taka Hayashi x Vans Pack.

Working on the Half Cab Pro and the J-Lay Mid, the artist used premium leathers, embrodiery, quilting and other using details. Though the colors are subtle, the result are very solid shoes. You can get these now at Active stores and online at Active for $124.99. Via High Snobiety.