The new Kith x Wilson tennis court in Queens, New York is awesome.
@RonnieFieg and team designed and resurfaced the public court using recycled tennis balls and custom paint.
"Growing up in Queens, I never imagined being in a position to make these types of projects happen."
@RonnieFieg and team designed and resurfaced the public court using recycled tennis balls and custom paint.
"Growing up in Queens, I never imagined being in a position to make these types of projects happen."
This is what the court looked like before & after the renovation 🔥 
Wild Stat: There are 125 million used tennis balls of non-decomposable rubber in landfills across America.
So Kith & Wilson broke down used tennis balls from the 2020 US Open (also in Queens) to rebuild the court.
Here's what that process looked like.
So Kith & Wilson broke down used tennis balls from the 2020 US Open (also in Queens) to rebuild the court.
Here's what that process looked like.
This is similar to the work @KDTrey5 & @richkleiman have been doing through their "build it and they will ball" initiative.
The art & design is cool but providing underprivileged youth with a top-tier facility is even better.
The art & design is cool but providing underprivileged youth with a top-tier facility is even better.
https://twitter.com/JoePompliano/status/1337086334083665920
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