Nike Sportswear worked with Hiroshi Fujiwara’s fragment design on a new version of the Air Footscape, by adding Nike’s Flywire technology and a new Nike Free inspired outsole, the result is a new enhanced version of the Footscape called the Air Footscape Motion. HF decided to pay homage to the original Air Footscape and used original Footscape colors on these two Footscape Motion’s. One pair comes in Varsity Purple and the other in Varsity Royal. Both pairs will come with fragment design branding on the tongue and heel. Pick these up exclusively at Nike Sportswear’s 21 Mercer today!
This week marks the launch of the new ‘Nike Stadium at Firmament’ space in Berlin, Germany. Nike Stadium spaces are new multi-purpose spaces that will serve as the destination for some of the newest and most innovative products from Nike. These new stadium spaces will be launched in a number of cities all over the world including Berlin, London, Milan, New York, Paris, and of course Tokyo. Firmament will serve not only as the host for the Nike Stadium in Berlin but it will also host various World Cup 2010 events in the coming months. To celebrate the launch of the new space, Firmament has released two new Nike Sportswear footwear styles including the Nike Sportswear x fragment design Air Footscape Free Motion as well as the HTM2 Run Boot Low TZ.
You have read about him, seen his creations, viewed his interview video. Now meet the artist in person as Nike and Nike Sportswear host an evening with the legendary Mister Cartoon in marking the launch of True Colors USA Collab Collection. Animated and ready-to-strike, Mister Cartoon’s eagle caricature is part of Nike’s Six (6) Collaboration Project, an initiative which serves as an alternative field kit for player and fans at this year’s FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The limited collection will include t-shirt, polo shirts, N98 track jacket, plus several footwears, including the coveted Nike Air Footscape Motion QS.
Debuted at the end of last year and keeping sneakerheads everywhere extremely intrigued and anxious, the Skittle-colored Nike Lunar Chukka Woven+ had made quite a splash in the sneaker world since it was first previewed at the end of 2009. While we had previously reported on the Nike Lunar Chukka Woven+ QS “Rainbow” which is set to drop at Bow & Arrows this Saturday, its navy counterpart will be available exclusively at SOPH. SHOP and Isetan Shinjuku this Saturday as well.
Whether one condones marijuana, uses it, hates it or is simply supportive because of its lucrativeness, 420 has come and gone and many labels and companies had geared up with related releases. The biggest drop of all is the Nike SB Dunk Hi Premium “Skunk”, which inspired Maven to dress its windows up as a nursery for the lush green marijuana plants to match the shoes. Then, following the 420 hoopla, Gizmodo outed Apple Software Engineer, Gray Powell, and released images of the iPhone 4G prototype Powell lost at a German Beer Garden. In the span of a week, Powell’s life has probably changed drastically, going from day to night, but people have been supportive (not to mention we all enjoyed the leak) and Lufthansa has offered Powell a business class round-ticket to Munich to enjoy some local brews.
420 and iPhone saga aside, this week spots some great releases, previews and events around the city. Keep reading to find out the biggest news that you should not miss, so you can end the week on the right, and well-informed note. Enjoy!
Nike Sportswear hosted it’s NSW Collection Fall/Winter 2010 Exhibition last week in Tokyo, Japan where a number of new footwear products were showcased with a heavy influence coming from Nike ACG (All Conditions Gear). Included in the Fall/Winter 2010 Collection are a number of updated footwear styles including new colorways of the Air Footscape Freemotion’s as well as a new Dunk hybrid, and a new Lunar ACG midcut model. Nike Sportswear will also be bringing the original Nike Air Escape back from the Nike Vault in it’s original colors. Take a look at more pictures from the exhibition after the jump. via SHOES MASTER
Nike Sportswear and Mr. Cartoon have collaborated on a collection of World Cup products for the United States and one of the footwear styles included in the capsule collection is this Air Footscape Motin Quickstrike which comes in a clean colorway of Black and White. The shoe features a simple Black upper with Nike’s new Flywire technology highlighted in White, the midsole and outsole are also colored in White. On the shoe’s tongue Mr. Cartoon’s signature typography writes the word “AIR” and his USA Eagle graphic that has been seen on his collaboration t-shirt is featured all over the shoe’s insole. These shoes will be available at select Nike Sportswear retailers in the upcoming weeks. via TENISUFKI.EU
Easily identifiable by the strategic and deliberate repositioning of lace system to the side, the Nike Air Footscape Free Motion is essentially the hybrid of three wonderful technologies from Nike– the Nike Footscape silhouette, the ultra-lightweight Nike Flywire Technology, and the Nike Free grooved sole. It is no wonder that this shoe is not only designed for, but also favored by modern day runners who have laced up and never looked back.
A concept originated far apart from the normal footwear design process, the Nike Footscape came to existence on the basis of how a pair of shoe should really fit. This translated to an off-set lace system and a prong contour that reflects the natural inclination of foot shapes. All make Footscape one of the most comfortable footwear in relation to its peers. Now comes this purple variant created by none other than Hiroshi Fujiwara and his fragment design branch. The exclusive Footscape Freemotion feature a purple sheath with Flywire, covering a breathable, lightweight mesh in white. To signify the collaboration, fragment design’s logo are encrusted on both front and back heel pulls. Scheduled to launch later this year, the fragment design x Nike Footscape Freemotion is currently available in very limited number at MarqueeSole.
Collaborations have established itself to be an integral part of the consumer market today. While some collaborations are tried and true, many lack the zest and right components to yield exceptional results. Nike is no stranger to collaboration as 2009 marked an extensive and impressive portfolio of collaborative projects, each garnering its own devoted following. Some of the bigger collaborations of 2009 of course included the high profile Air Yeezys created with the help of musical whiz and paparazzi favorite, Kanye West, and fast forward to the end of the year, a rather expansive East versus West project which pit creative personalities from the east coast against those from the west.
The Super Bowl is consistently the most popular tv event each year, and MTV’s Jersey Shore was a smash hit in its winter run. Put ‘em together and you get the most explosive marketing combination imaginable for the possibly-revolutionary Reebok ZigTech.
The Nike Air Footscape gets upgraded in Spring 2010 with a new Flywire upper as well as a new outsole that uses Nike Free, the new shoe is called the Nike Air Footscape Freemotion. Here is a detailed look at the upcoming Black and White colorway that features a Black upper with White Flywire strands and an all White outsole. The Nike Air Footscape Freemotion is scheduled to be released in the upcoming weeks but if you can’t wait you can pick them up now at marqueesole.
Nike has released another new colorway of the Air Footscape from their Spring 2010 Collection. This colorway comes in Obsidian, Vivid Pink, Medium Grey, and White and uses similar materials as the Electric Green and Black Air Footscape that was released earlier this year. These are available now at various Nike retailers including Limited Edt.
