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Sneaker supremo Nike’s latest drop features re-imaginings of the Air Max 90, the DBreak Type, the Blazer Mid and the Air Jordan 1. And they all celebrate Mexico’s Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead).
Día de Muertos is a holiday where families gather to pray for departed friends. Seen as a day of tribute rather than mourning, it features colourfully patterned ofrendas, or alters, as centrepieces to the celebrations. These ofrendas serve as the design inspiration behind each new Nike piece. And as with most fine sneaker collections, leather features heavily.
La Catrina is a female skeleton figure that features strongly throughout the Día de Muertos celebrations. She is also very present on the Air Max 90, which is our pick of the collection. The shapes of the human body are represented throughout the shoe with the lace system taking the place of the ribs. The sole echoes the spine while the mesh and suede upper corresponds to the muscle fibres.
Overall, the collection concentrates on the colours, patterns and imagery used throughout the Día de Muertos. The marigold – the flower of Mexico is a continuing thread through the sneaker collection and the clothes that accompany it.
Another binding theme, aptly for the context of the collection, is family. The DBeak Type heel, the Air Jordan 1 and accompanying tees and hoodies feature the words “Para Mi Familia” – “for my family”.
Read more and shop on the Nike website here.
Photo by Alejandro Barba on Unsplash
Many animal rights campaigners claim that the use of leather contributes to the death of animals, it is also claimed that farms exist purely for the creation of leather – can this be true?
Meet 23 year old Lorenzo Castano, student at ACM in Rome and participant in the Italy Student Design Competition.
It’s not just the manufacturing of products that has an impact on the environment. The materials that are used to create them, the waste, and what happens to them when people stop using them must also be considered.
Liu comes from Chengde City, Hebei Province, China. Through studies and as a member of the luggage and bag design industry, Liu aspires to break free from the basic traditional forms of bags and firmly believes that design is not just about creating beautiful
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