23-Aug-2010
Posted by : Brett Golliff
Category : Converse, CounterKicks, Design Insight, Fila, Nike
Tags: Alphaproject, Brett Golliff, Converse, Design Insight, Fila, Footwear Design, Footwear Industry, Jason Petrie, Kanye West, Ken Link, LeBron James, Nike, Nike Air Max Lebron VII, Nike Air Max LeBron VII P.S, Nike Basketball, North Carolina, Oregon, Portland
It was around 1999 that I realized I could make shoe design more than a dream, a career. I was a freshman in high school and was constantly on the sneaker forums. One young designer shut the boards down for months with his vision for the future of athletic footwear. Back then the Internet knew that young designer as “Alphaproject”. Alpha was the first designer that I became aware of outside of Tinker Hatfield, Aaron Cooper and Eric Avar. Alpha gave me an idea of where I needed to start and what I needed to accomplish to one day make my dream a reality. It gives me great pleasure to bring to you an interview with Alphaproject – better known as Jason Petrie. Continue reading Design Insight: Sessions Vol. 7 With Jason Petrie…
09-Jun-2010
Posted by : Yale Schalk
Category : Converse, Jordan Brand, Nike
Tags: 2010 FIBA World Basketball Championship, China, Converse, France, Jordan Brand, Madison Square Garden, New York City, Nike, Nike Basketball, Nike World Basketball Festival, Puerto Rico, Rucker Park, United States
Nike and USA Basketball are joining together to hold the inaugural Nike World Basketball Festival in New York City from Thursday, August 12th through Sunday, August 15th. The Festival – a celebration of the game of basketball, its culture and those who love to play the sport – will include a quasi-preparation for the 2010 FIBA World Basketball Championships with games between the United States and France, and between China and Puerto Rico. Basketball clinics and musical performances by top international acts will be held throughout the four-day weekend. Nike, Converse, Jordan Brand and Nike Basketball will be represented at the Festival, each brand having created specific models and colorways for the event. Many of these models and colorways will be released to the public in the coming months. Basketball and entertainment events will take place in Times Square and Rucker Park, with the Men’s national games concluding the Festival at Madison Square Garden. Continue reading for artist-rendered images of the Nike World Basketball Festival to be held August 12th through August 15th in New York City.
03-Jun-2010
Posted by : John Brilliant
Nike Basketball is back with a new ad timed to celebrate Kobe Bryant‘s hunt for a fifth NBA championship. Produced by Wieden+Kennedy, featuring Nike basketball athletes past and present, and strung together by an Andre 3000 cover of The Beatles’ “All Together Now”, the spot keys in on some well-chosen lyrics: “One, two, three, four. Can I have just a little more? Five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, I love you.” Look for the ad to run during the NBA Finals tonight. Continue reading for the full length Nike Basketball video: Kobe Bryant – All Together Now.
19-May-2010
Posted by : Dan Tam
Detroit Pistons forward Tayshaun Prince wore a player edition of the Nike Shox Vision during of the regular season and Nike Basketball has now released detailed pictures of the shoe. The home colorway comes in a white upper with a blue Nike logo and red outsole. Prince’s jersey number 22 is seen near the heel area of the shoe. A rear Nike Shox unit is complemented with Zoom Air cushioning in the forefoot. Continue reading for more detailed images of Tayshaun Prince’s player exclusive Nike Shox Vision.
02-May-2010
Posted by : John Brilliant
Over the past week, Nike Basketball has given us a few looks at upcoming and unreleased editions of the Nike KD II at their official Twitter account. In particular, this Blue/Black/Orange-White style of Kevin Durant’s signature shoe was unveiled and is slated for a June release. Notable differences from all previous versions of the KD II is the giant sized “KD” initialing on the forefoot strap, and a modified circular tongue logo replacing the thin “Kevin Durant” material stripe badging. Continue reading for more images of the upcoming Nike KD II release including a close up shot of the tongue logo.
29-Apr-2010
Posted by : CounterKicks
Category : Nike
Tags: Flywire, Nike, Nike Air Max Lebron VII, Nike Basketball, Nike Flywire, Nike Hyperdunk, Nike Hyperdunk 2010, Nike Hyperfly, Nike Hyperize, Nike Hypermax, Nike Hypermax 2010, Nike LeBron VII P.S., Nike Zoom Kobe IV, Nike Zoom Kobe V, nylon, Vectran
Counter Kicks special contributor Jonathan Eng asks a simple question: Why hasn’t Nike Basketball used mesh on its Flywire-based shoes? Continue reading for his in-depth analysis and editorial on the issue…
17-Apr-2010
Posted by : Yale Schalk
Nike Basketball concludes its “regular season” Air Max LeBron VII series with a Black/White-Metallic Gold colorway that James debuted last December. The shoe’s upper base is black and is contrasted by a white patent leather rand and gold accents. Continue reading for more images of the Black/White-Metallic Gold Nike Air Max LeBron VII.
13-Apr-2010
Posted by : Yale Schalk
For the 2010 NBA Playoffs, LeBron James will be wearing the Nike Air Max LeBron VII P.S. (Post Season) which will debut at retail in a collection of three colorways: Black/Red/Gold-White, White/Black-Red, and Navy/White-Red. The black and white colorways feature a black patent leather rand and clear outsoles, while the navy make-up offers a white patent leather rand and a navy translucent outsole. Continue reading for more detailed images of all 3 colorways in the Nike Air Max LeBron VII P.S.
19-Mar-2010
Posted by : John Brilliant
Category : Nike
Tags: Nike, Nike Air Max Closer IV, Nike Air Max Hyperfly, Nike Air Max LeBron VIII, Nike Air Max Major Low, Nike Air Max Strong, Nike Air Press, Nike Air Team Hyped, Nike Air Visi Pro, Nike Basketball, Nike Catalog, Nike Dream Season II Low, Nike Hyperdunk 2010, Nike The Overplay V, Nike Zoom Brave IV, Nike Zoom Go Low, Nike Zoom Hustle II, Nike Zoom Hyperfuse, Nike Zoom Kobe V, Nike Zoom LBJ Ambassador III
Catalog scans of Nike Basketball’s Holiday 2010 collection have hit the Internet. While many new models and colorways are listed, the most obvious eye-catching silhouette is next season’s Nike Air Max LeBron VIII. The sales catalog officially lists a November launch date for LeBron James’ new signature shoe with at least three initial colorways on deck: White/White/Midnight Navy/Varsity Red, Black/White-Sport Red/Metallic Gold, and a December release in Black/Black-Metallic Gold. Whether the printed silhouette is of the actual Air Max LeBron VIII or a “decoy” illustration is yet to be seen. Jordan Brand sales catalogs for the past several years have used the exact same shadowed silhouette to represent their top tier products like the annual Air Jordan model.
Also seen in the catalog presentation is the Nike Zoom LBJ Ambassador III, additional colorways in the Nike Zoom Kobe V, and official release dates and listed colorways for new models like the Air Max Hyperfly, Nike Zoom Hyperfuse, and Nike Hyperdunk 2010 – some of which you can match up with visuals seen in this Nike 2010 Samples post from last week. Continue reading for more info and images from Nike Basketball’s Holiday 2010 Collection.
12-Mar-2010
Posted by : John Brilliant
Live shots of new Nike Basketball silhouettes and colorways for the coming summer and fall seasons were captured last month in Dallas at NBA All-Star weekend by a member on NikeTalk. Included in the photo round up are a few new colorways of the highly perforated Nike Hyperfuse, upcoming Nike Zoom Soldier IV, Nike Hyperdunk 2010, Penny-inspired Nike Air Max Wavy, and a White/Silver shoe with Nike Shox tooling seen inside the sample duffle bag at the end. Continue reading for more detailed images of the Nike Basketball Summer/Fall 2010 sample product line.
