Animation, graffiti, skateboard, and graphic design are just a few of things that influences designer Le Quiqui. As the man behind the Beijing Artist series on the initial stop of the More Than A Game tour in China, he used Old Beijing as his inspiration in capturing the theme of “Tradition“. Quiqui utilized traditional Chinese symbols and architecture relevant to Old Beijing as well as elements of Lebron’s personal life and on court persona to depict the pre-game ritual of Lebron’s high school team, St. Vincent-St.Mary. From the colors to the imagery, a story is told, a representation is made, which leads to a well executed and well thought out design. Congrats to Le Quiqui on the latest MTAG LeBron VII artist series shoe. Continue reading for more photos.

Images and story reference courtesy of Nike.

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