The last Nike sneaker Ben Drury designed is one of the most sought after Air Max 1s on the market today, he designed it in 2006 as part of the “Air U Breathe” collection which included sneakers and apparel from Hitomi Yokoyama and Kevin Lyons. Now two years later, Nike is working with this talented ground again on a new collection of apparel and three colorways of the Air Max 90 Current. Drury’s design, similar to his Air Max 1, features plenty of black on the upper along with a sharp contrasting red swoosh and a white outsole. He also applied graphics on the tongue label and heel tab that reads “oh 8″ making references to the Olympics and the 8/8/08 opening ceremony. The lining and insole also feature graphics designed by Drury in a checkered pattern and feature the “oh 8″ graphic as well. Ben Drury is a Freelance art designer based in London. As art director for Mowax Recordings he oversaw the design of sleeves, toys including collaborating with Futura 2000 on his book. He still designs sleeves, tee-shirts, books and adverts, for himself and other people. Look for this colorway along the Lyons and Yokoyama colorways along with matching apparel this coming 8/8/08 at top tier Nike retailers including the Rivington Club.
Style: 337269-012
Color: Black/White-Atom Red
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In 2006, Nike worked with three artists to create a collection know as the “Air U Breathe” collection which included sneakers and apparel, the artists included Kevin Lyons, Ben Drury and Hitomi Yokoyama. Now two years later, Nike is working with the three artist again on a collection of apparel and three colorways of the Air Max 90 Current. The above AM90 Current is designed by UK based Japanese artist Hitomi Yokoyama, using inspiration from the upcoming Olympics and the number “8″ and octagon references. Yokoyama designed the color-blocking along with the graphics that adorn the tongue label, heel tab, lining and the insole. He’s a short summary of Hitomi Yokoyama, he first moved to the UK from Japan in 1992 and started working for Gimme 5 in 1995, designing for both Gimme 5 and Goodenough UK. He specializes in allover prints and has collaborated with Undercover, Mad Hectic, Let it Ride, aNYthing and Bathing Ape in the years since. Look for this colorway along the Lyons and Drury colorways along with matching apparel this coming 8/8/08 at top tier Nike retailers including the Rivington Club.
Style: 337269-011
Color: Neutral Grey/White-Abyss
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In 2006 as Nike celebrated the 3 Decades of Cushioning and introduced the Air Max 360, Kevin Lyons were among the three artists selected to design a collection of apparel and sneakers based on the concept the “Air U Breathe” the other two artists were, Ben Drury and Hitomi Yokoyama. The trio is back once again designing a collection of apparel and three colorways of the Air Max 90 Current. Lyons’ AM90 Current is similar the Air Max 360 he designed in terms of the brighter colors used. The upper consists of mandarin and white with just a hit of black for accents. The tongue label and heel tab feature a character illustrated by Lyons calling out the reference to ‘8′ and the 8/8/08 Olympics opening ceremony. The lining and insole also feature the character as an all over print with each calling out ‘8′ in different languages representing the variety of nations participating in the Olympics. Kevin Lyons is an artist/designer/art/director/marathoner living in Philadelphia. He has worked with Nike, Jordan Brand, Girl Skateboards, Commonwealth Stacks, HUF, Stussy, Tokion Magazine, 2k, BEAMS and his own experimental arm - Natural Born.
Look for this colorway along the Drury and Yokoyama colorways along with matching apparel this coming 8/8/08 at top tier Nike retailers including the Rivington Club.
Style: 337269-811
Color: Mandarin/White-Anthracite
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In honor of the quickly arriving Beijing Olympics, clothing store Opening Ceremony will release two colorways, gold and silver, of Metallic Air Max 1s as part of the Medals Olympic Pack. The gold version, pictured here, features perforations all over the uppers, while a clean white midsole finishes the shoe. A limited amount of this sneaker will be available at Opening Ceremony in New York and Los Angeles on August 8th to special invitees. The remaining pairs will be available to the public at a date soon to be announced. The store is limiting purchase to one pair per style per client and phone orders will not be accepted. They will be available outside of the U.S. at very select Nike retailers. Luckily, a few pairs are available now at Atmos.
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Pictured here is the second pair of Air Max 1s planned to be released as part of the Medals Olympic Pack. This perforated metallic silver shoe, will be available in limited quantities exclusively at Opening Ceremony in New York and Los Angeles, along with the gold metallic Air Max 1s on August 8th to special invitees only. The remaining pairs will be available to the public at a later date. Also, the store is limiting purchase to one pair per style per client and phone orders will not be accepted. They will be available outside of the U.S. at very select Nike retailers, but fortunately, a few pairs are available now at Atmos.
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Being big parts of Nike history and sneaker history in general, the Air Max 97 and Air Force 1 are definitely two of the most popular sneakers of all-time. The Air Max 97 was revolutionary in technology with its full-length visible Air Unit and also in design with its bullet train-inspired frame. The Air Force 1, originally a basketball sneaker, has made its way to the feet of rappers, artists, and designers, being a big part of today’s hip-hop culture. The Air Max 97 has been released in its original metallic silver and red colorway, while the Air Force 1 will match with metallic silver and red and even feature the 97’s tongue. Look for both sneakers at most Air Max and Air Force 1 retailers.
Originally releasing back in the ’90s, the Air Classic BW is a great performing sneaker with its revolutionary rearward Air Technology and visible Air Unit. Pictured here is the latest colorway of the sneaker, which uses a layered color pattern with the shade gradually getting lighter as you move from bottom to top. As you can see, black is used on the midsole and heel, grey is used on the swoosh and around the toe, and an off-white color is used on the mostly mesh, upper portion of the shoe, including the ankle and toe box. This clean, subtle pair of Air Classic BW are now available at select Nike retailers world wide including Purchaze and Finishline.com.
> Finishline: Nike Air Classic BW - Charcoal-Dust-Black
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