Nike in Harajuku

Nike's first flagship store in the Harajuku district of Tokyo includes everything from a chandelier made of 500 white Nike shoes to wall tiles that resemble sneaker soles to a sculpture made entirely from Dunks.

Nike + Maharam + Jongerius

Nike has asked 18 innovators from around the world to re-imagine the iconic Air Force One over the next 8 months for the "Nike 1 World collection". The first installment from this collection is this version created by the Maharam Design Studio in collaboration with Dutch industrial designer Hella Jongerius, using multi-layered fabric created from 100% wool felt. I'll take a pair in size 15, thank you.

David Reinbold

The delicate lines and washes of color of David Reinbold's work combine to create some amazing illustrations for the likes of Nike, Samuel Adams and Paste Magazine.

Unhealthy Obsessions and Their Benefits

Although my obsession with shoes is borderline excessive, I most often spare my readers when I come across the newest designer dunks or snakeskin Air Force Ones. I realize that my shoe fetish is ridiculous to most reasonable people, however, I couldn't resist posting about the newest limited-edition Nike release.

The Nike Clot Air Force One comes in a special ‘Chinese Candy Box’ packaging set. Traditionally, Lunar New Year celebrations include offering sweets and other edible treats from a red lacquer box to ensure a ’sweet’ year. Honoring this custom, the Nike Clot Air Force 1 packaging is a hexagonal red box with a partitioned tray layer, to hold shoe accessories, and matching lid. The box’s exterior is adorned with Clot graphics in black.

Via Lovely Package.

Hail César!

Whether you realize it or not, you've seen the art of illustrator César Moreno. He's done work for many of the big names, including Nike and Rolling Stone Magazine, and for good reason, his work is phenomenal. I could spend all day staring at the details of the many pieces displayed on his site. A few of my favorites:

A designer after my own aesthetic

Jesse Kaczmarek has a phenomenal body of work, spanning clients from Nike to Pepsi to Target, and I can see why. Because from identity to print to type, this guy's work is perfection.

Nike aces another one

Watching the Federer-Nadal Wimbledon final, I couldn't help but notice the RF logo Nike has designed for Federer's line of apparel. They always seem to exhibit restraint with their minimal marks, and this one is no exception. They've also done a logo specifically for this weekend commemorating Federer's five Wimbledon wins (which may or may not be 6 by the time you read this) with the number 5 cut out of the Wimbledon trophy. This is why Nike is Nike.

p.s...sorry for the pun in the title, it's been a long weekend.