Malamine Koné (December 21, 1971 in Niéna,

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...

) is a

an and French entrepreneur. He is the founder of the sportswear brand

Airness Airness is a footwear trademark founded in 1999 in Saint-Denis (France) by Malamine Koné. The logo includes the image of a black panther. Sponsorships Teams and athletes using Airness equipment are: Basketball Previous club teams * SLUC Nancy ...

. Koné arrived in

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

at the age of 10 and was raised in the northern

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

suburb of Saint-Denis. Koné became a boxer but his boxing career was cut short after a road accident in 1995. Koné then turned his attention to the fashion business.

External links

Interview on Afrik.com (2005)

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kone, Malamine 1971 births Living people French fashion designers Malian fashion designers Malian emigrants to France People from Sikasso Region People from Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis