{"id":7799,"date":"2018-01-25T17:13:02","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T16:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=7799"},"modified":"2025-09-19T15:03:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:03:27","slug":"michael-lau-joins-puma-create-masterpiece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sportstyle\/michael-lau-joins-puma-create-masterpiece\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Lau se une a PUMA para crear una obra maestra"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/es\/\">Inicio<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/es\/category\/sportstyle\/\">Sportstyle<\/a>\/ Michael Lau se une a PUMA para crear una obra maestra\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Michael-Lau_H1.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/category\/sportstyle\/\">Sportstyle<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsportstyle%2Fmichael-lau-joins-puma-create-masterpiece%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsportstyle%2Fmichael-lau-joins-puma-create-masterpiece%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sportstyle\/michael-lau-joins-puma-create-masterpiece\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsportstyle%2Fmichael-lau-joins-puma-create-masterpiece%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >Uno para la colecci\u00f3n<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >Michael Lau se une a PUMA para crear una obra maestra<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">25 de enero de 2018 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;Michael Lau Joins PUMA To Create A Masterpiece&quot;, \"text\": &quot;\\u201eThe Godfather\\u201c of urban vinyl toys.\\nThat\\u2019s what they call Hong Kong based artist Michael Lau.\\n\\n&quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sportstyle\/michael-lau-joins-puma-create-masterpiece\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sportstyle\/michael-lau-joins-puma-create-masterpiece\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sportstyle\/michael-lau-joins-puma-create-masterpiece\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsportstyle%2Fmichael-lau-joins-puma-create-masterpiece%2F&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsportstyle%2Fmichael-lau-joins-puma-create-masterpiece%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">\u201eEl \u201cpadrino\u00bb de los juguetes urbanos de vinilo.<\/span>\n<span class=\"textStyle_intro\">As\u00ed es como llaman al artista Michael Lau, afincado en Hong Kong.<\/span>\n<span class=\"textStyle_intro\"><\/span>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><strong class=\"textStyle_description\">Conocido mundialmente por sus figuras de juguetes de dise\u00f1o coleccionables y sus ilustraciones de estilo graffiti, Lau se une ahora a PUMA para colaborar con la marca deportiva alemana.<\/strong>\n<strong class=\"textStyle_description\">Trasladando su brillante t\u00e9cnica al ante, este lanzamiento especial es una de las muchas ediciones de la ic\u00f3nica zapatilla, que este a\u00f1o celebra su 50 aniversario.<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/>Con una alegr\u00eda inquebrantable por el dibujo desde que era ni\u00f1o, Michael Lau alcanz\u00f3 el \u00e9xito a finales del siglo pasado. <strong>\u201cFue cuando empec\u00e9 a publicar cifras cuando el p\u00fablico me consider\u00f3 un artista de verdad. Esto fue alrededor de 1999. Probablemente fue entre 1999 y 2000 cuando todo empez\u00f3 a encajar.,<\/strong>\u201dRecuerda Lau.<br\/>\n<br\/>Al escuchar atentamente las palabras de Lau, pronto queda claro que <strong>Esta colaboraci\u00f3n estaba destinada a suceder.<\/strong>. <strong>\u201cMi conexi\u00f3n con las PUMA Suede es que soy de esa generaci\u00f3n. Est\u00e1n celebrando su 50 aniversario y eso significa que todos tenemos m\u00e1s o menos la misma edad\u201c.\u201c<\/strong>.<br\/>\n<br\/>Su enfoque del dise\u00f1o es tan creativo y \u00fanico como sus famosas obras de arte del pasado, lo que le da a las Suede una silueta \u00fanica.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Michael-Lau_G1.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/><strong>Las PUMA x Michael Lau \u201cSample Suede\u201d no son para todos los p\u00fablicos, pero sin duda llaman la atenci\u00f3n.<\/strong>, inspir\u00e1ndose en las muestras de zapatillas que las marcas producen como modelo para la producci\u00f3n o para enviar a iconos deportivos para que las prueben. <strong>\u201cMuchas veces, cuando se me ocurre un dise\u00f1o de zapatillas, s\u00e9 que no va a gustar a todo el mundo. Prefiero pensar en ellas como productos para coleccionar. Supongo que es porque las enfoco como si fueran obras de arte\u201d.\u201d<\/strong> Lau reflexiona.<br\/>\n<br\/>Definitivamente no puedes pasar por alto el <strong>la pasi\u00f3n que se ha puesto en el proceso de dise\u00f1o<\/strong>. Los detalles del trabajo en curso, como los distintos tonos de gris cuidadosamente seleccionados, el acabado en zigzag de la muestra de tejido a lo largo de la banda Formstripe, el cord\u00f3n y la leng\u00fceta, confieren al <strong>\u201cMuestra de ante\u201d<\/strong> que <strong>aspecto protot\u00edpico<\/strong>.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Michael-Lau_H2.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/>Sin embargo, Lau a\u00fan no ha terminado y tiene m\u00e1s sorpresas reservadas para los amantes de las zapatillas y los fans del gato saltar\u00edn con su <strong>Creaci\u00f3n del complemento \u201cWorth Cat\u201d<\/strong>. Esta figura autografiada de edici\u00f3n limitada se inspira en la forma de la etiqueta de muestra y en el emblem\u00e1tico gato de PUMA. Cada figura representa uno de los siete tonos utilizados en las zapatillas y tiene expresiones diferentes.<br\/>\n<br\/>Al igual que las obras de arte de Michael Lau, <strong>Las PUMA Suede se han convertido en el paradigma de las zapatillas cl\u00e1sicas, acompa\u00f1ando e inspirando a generaciones de todas las \u00e9pocas desde la d\u00e9cada de 1970.<\/strong> \u2013 o como dice el cerebro creativo detr\u00e1s de \u201cSample Suede\u201d:<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_quote\" ><p>Ahora es un cl\u00e1sico, como yo. Estaba ah\u00ed desde que era joven, prevaleci\u00f3 en los inicios de la cultura juvenil y callejera, y sigue existiendo. Yo dir\u00eda que eso convierte a las Suede en un cl\u00e1sico.<\/p>\n<br\/><br\/>Michael Lau<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>Michael Lau<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"text-style-1\">A\u00f1o de nacimiento<\/span> <span class=\"text-style-4\">1970<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-style-1\">Lugar de nacimiento<\/span> <span class=\"text-style-4\">Hong Kong<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-style-1\">Nacionalidad<\/span> <span class=\"text-style-4\">Chino de Hong Kong<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-style-1\">Alma Mater<\/span> <span class=\"text-style-4\">Instituto de Arte Design First<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-style-1\">Estilo<\/span> <span class=\"text-style-4\">Arte pop, surrealismo pop<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnNarrow spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Narrow;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Michael-Lau_M1.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\u201cIncluso las cosas m\u00e1s peque\u00f1as pueden tener un gran impacto. Lo m\u00e1s importante es que hay que esperar a que sucedan\u201d. -Michael Lau<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201eEl \u201cpadrino\u00bb de los juguetes urbanos de vinilo.<br \/>\nAs\u00ed es como llaman al artista Michael Lau, afincado en Hong Kong.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":7801,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":false,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":9309,"meta-headline":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"class_list":["post-7799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sportstyle"],"fullData":{"ID":7799,"post_author":"12","post_date":"2018-01-25 17:13:02","post_date_gmt":"2018-01-25 16:13:02","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"width\":1140,\"height\":640,\"file\":\"2018\/01\/Michael-Lau_H1.jpg\",\"filesize\":72021,\"sizes\":{\"medium\":{\"file\":\"Michael-Lau_H1-300x168.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":168,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":9807},\"large\":{\"file\":\"Michael-Lau_H1-1024x575.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":575,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":90790},\"thumbnail\":{\"file\":\"Michael-Lau_H1-150x150.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":4857},\"medium_large\":{\"file\":\"Michael-Lau_H1-768x431.jpg\",\"width\":768,\"height\":431,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":49381},\"trp-custom-language-flag\":{\"file\":\"Michael-Lau_H1-18x10.jpg\",\"width\":18,\"height\":10,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":317}},\"image_meta\":{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"keywords\":[]},\"id\":7801,\"alt\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Michael-Lau_H1.jpg\",\"title\":\"Michael-Lau_H1\",\"aspect_ratio\":1.78125,\"focalPointLeft\":0.5,\"focalPointTop\":0},\"headline\":\"One for the Collection\",\"content\":\"Michael Lau Joins PUMA To Create A Masterpiece\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u003cspan class=\\u0022textStyle_intro\\u0022\\u003e\u201eThe Godfather\u201c of urban vinyl toys.\\u003c\/span\\u003e\\n\\u003cspan class=\\u0022textStyle_intro\\u0022\\u003eThat\u2019s what they call Hong Kong based artist Michael Lau.\\u003c\/span\\u003e\\n\\u003cspan class=\\u0022textStyle_intro\\u0022\\u003e\\u003c\/span\\u003e\\n\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"style\":\"2b\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u003cstrong class=\\u0022textStyle_description\\u0022\\u003eWorld-renowned for his collectible designer toy figures and graffiti-style illustrations, Lau now teams up with PUMA for his collaboration with the German sports brand.\\u003c\/strong\\u003e\\n\\u003cstrong class=\\u0022textStyle_description\\u0022\\u003eTranslating his brilliant technique to the Suede, this special release is one of many editions of the iconic sneaker, year marking it\u2019s 50th anniversary.\\u003c\/strong\\u003e\\n\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"style\":\"2b\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;With an unbroken joy in drawing ever since he was a child, Michael Lau had his breakthrough at the end of last\u2019s century. \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;\u201cIt was when I started putting out figures when the public considered me as a real artist. This was around 1999. 1999 \u2013 2000 was probably when it all started coming together,\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\u201d Lau remembers.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Listening closely to Lau\u2019s words, it soon becomes clear that \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;this collaboration was meant to be\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;. \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;\u201cMy connection to the PUMA Suede is that I am from that generation. 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