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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Earlier in the week we profiled the black-white swirls Air Max 90 and last month we did the white-vivid blue swirls Air Max 90, the latest edition in this swirls pack is this white and volt colorway. As with the other two, the upper is nearly all white with the exception of the volt (yellow) mesh in the heel as well as the heel tab. The midsole is where the shoes come to life with a swirly white and volt design. All three ladies sneakers are now at select Nikestores nationwide including eBay.
> eBay: Nike Air Max 90 WMNS - White-Volt Swirls
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In two of Nike’s latest Air Max 90 releases, they have gone with two simple colorways of white/black and black/white. The black/white colorway features black uppers with white accents on the midsole, lace holes, and heel tab while the white/black colorway is the exact opposite. Both sneakers feature a micro perforated leather toebox, premium leather uppers, rubber trim, and breathable mesh inner linings. The side panels of each shoe, specifically, are textured leather. Both sneakers are available at select Nike retailers including JD Sports at the following links: black/white, white/black
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This series of Air Max sneakers is part of the Nike Beijing Collection made to commemorate this year’s Olympic Games. There is a total of six sneakers in the collection, which is made of two pairs of Air Max 87s, two pairs of Air Max BWs, and one pair each of the Air Max 90s and Air Max 95s. Each of these sneakers was inspired by the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the “Bird’s Nest” Stadium. For example, one pair of the Air Max 87s contains octagon designs resembling the eight sides of the stadium, while another pair features lined patterns reminiscent of the stadium’s bird nest design. All six sneakers feature rather subtle shades on the uppers, such as grey, black, and white, while the inner linings of each sneaker contain vibrant color. This collection will be available a select Nike retailers on August 8th, the start of the Beijing Olympics. via LSDLS
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Just days ago we broke the official news that one of the most iconic shoes in Nike’s running lineage will be retroed and in fact have already been released at a few retailers in addition we’ve been keeping you updated on this Nike Air Max 90 Premium that also uses the Infared color blocking scheme but only it changes things up a bit with the mudguard using Ostritch Leather as opposed to the suede on the classic version. There have been a few changes made to the shoe since we last gave you a preview a few weeks ago but it looks like they were for the better, specifically the change on the heel tab from Black to a transparent Infared. Look for these to drop at select Nike Quickstrike accounts worldwide in the upcoming weeks and here in the US as soon as 08/08/08. via Sneaker Freaker
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