78 Artists Turn Kicks Into Creations For Nike. The NIKE78 Project.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNL_oafuegYGrB2fXWR62nwwf6cVaI4SvEzoojKrN0gqq7x_VFJRTUoosbyEEGJJBtx605aH8u8H4MHM8EWG7YnpTUwuTG1F4j4QtTss4WY9mOGjf5pVm8f4DpvY31vHloagdjbGZyxzxY/s1600/front-on-above.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477961604411032146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNL_oafuegYGrB2fXWR62nwwf6cVaI4SvEzoojKrN0gqq7x_VFJRTUoosbyEEGJJBtx605aH8u8H4MHM8EWG7YnpTUwuTG1F4j4QtTss4WY9mOGjf5pVm8f4DpvY31vHloagdjbGZyxzxY/s400/front-on-above.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 566px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3g1A-2eAmK7ijpe5F0aqOhNIoQH_149hqJaJk19lp-dvzlj3iS4umvMKktoVvQjHgVo5SXKgDkAMGhcG2byNTjuiGsgW_c8rM_XHQQ2b9JStMDlX0uo50DWGvti9ReXTa-g8t-OrcAhyphenhyphenb/s1600/airmaxaquahero.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477947577950148466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3g1A-2eAmK7ijpe5F0aqOhNIoQH_149hqJaJk19lp-dvzlj3iS4umvMKktoVvQjHgVo5SXKgDkAMGhcG2byNTjuiGsgW_c8rM_XHQQ2b9JStMDlX0uo50DWGvti9ReXTa-g8t-OrcAhyphenhyphenb/s400/airmaxaquahero.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 558px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkG53HGhQXZYAGg9_o-bR3ZOMBPQGEGJJSQ-mZBKx6sVNXEIXkv2sNrAYqFDvn1UtABJnQche-B1fjxEwzWP5aSeRnxx3le5y_xB5xcQlMtcXTQNnjym_hfDvtiGf_QYCOYX1ej19tl0Z_/s1600/Picture+36.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477939005128229906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkG53HGhQXZYAGg9_o-bR3ZOMBPQGEGJJSQ-mZBKx6sVNXEIXkv2sNrAYqFDvn1UtABJnQche-B1fjxEwzWP5aSeRnxx3le5y_xB5xcQlMtcXTQNnjym_hfDvtiGf_QYCOYX1ej19tl0Z_/s400/Picture+36.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 167px;" /></a><br /><br />NIKE78 is an exciting new project created by Paul Jenkins and inspired by NIKE. They invited creatives, sent them each a brand new pair of NIKE shoes and asked them to use sport as inspiration to challenge their function.<br /><br />The 78 participants for NIKE78 are located in London, Manchester, Cardiff and other parts of the UK, as well as in Amsterdam, Berlin, New York, Russia, Tokyo and Australia.<br /><br />An exhibition showcase of all 78 designs is planned for the <a href="http://www.londondesignfestival.com/">London Design Festival 2010. </a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo LAB's Air Max Abuko Aquarium</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjca-5VyGFCK-eHWrxzuu9K1-tCS_cAWP7Y5MX1k8BrVUWymP3QAJj_t00012yLnaY8sXH9_N3Ho7enBuK-3fZKcusLpUUGOsbSciU9t8zTL7PIknbcTnA5kbvZ9VxrSOWOxD-Ex-i7UyIv/s1600/Picture-34.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477937150777033410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjca-5VyGFCK-eHWrxzuu9K1-tCS_cAWP7Y5MX1k8BrVUWymP3QAJj_t00012yLnaY8sXH9_N3Ho7enBuK-3fZKcusLpUUGOsbSciU9t8zTL7PIknbcTnA5kbvZ9VxrSOWOxD-Ex-i7UyIv/s400/Picture-34.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 467px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIUFbqRYGI_eFURrKD1FugAfG0ZEmJlXTE0JoZOu_wFHqdmCoZFRjo_IybP5w3lBE3ywuMmwCFxmYokVtcv4CguyMK3_vwthEpQ3OfRx-E1z5YcVZQS5f3yMCud3knIjeMw-FO2pLMYbWA/s1600/Picture-35.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477937072836602018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIUFbqRYGI_eFURrKD1FugAfG0ZEmJlXTE0JoZOu_wFHqdmCoZFRjo_IybP5w3lBE3ywuMmwCFxmYokVtcv4CguyMK3_vwthEpQ3OfRx-E1z5YcVZQS5f3yMCud3knIjeMw-FO2pLMYbWA/s400/Picture-35.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 401px;" /></a><br />‘ABUKU -泡-’<br /><br />The shoes we received were AIR MAX 360, which emphasizes the air in the soles more than any other NIKE shoe. So we decided to create something based on the concept of air, the main quality of this model.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_MS8Jp_Eyo1XL_D4WpvGKndGlpa5KHb5UXMIYbhlrNmoLfi9XE5gEkx5xmyQWB21pPchxPcANW6LXV_FVE2K7mDkc6EfI7lyJ8hYuYjUvld-ZuO8RGz2Aaex9C3fJ9LHI55feWdiAXCs/s1600/Picture+32.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477935885810436626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_MS8Jp_Eyo1XL_D4WpvGKndGlpa5KHb5UXMIYbhlrNmoLfi9XE5gEkx5xmyQWB21pPchxPcANW6LXV_FVE2K7mDkc6EfI7lyJ8hYuYjUvld-ZuO8RGz2Aaex9C3fJ9LHI55feWdiAXCs/s400/Picture+32.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 238px;" /></a><br />What we did was keep the soles filled with air as is, but take off the upper part of the shoe and use it to mold a clear material into that shape. This became an aquarium for goldfish, a representative aquarium fish in Japan.<br /><br />What you can see from the relationship between a goldfish and air in this microcosm, a shoe, is the human society and the microcosm that contains it. It’s the relationship between the earth/nature and creatures, and the correlation between athletes and NIKE, who contributes to the characteristics of the human body by giving air to shoes. That is the thinking behind the name of this art piece, the ABUKU (Japanese “BUBBLE”).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZGmnltqUi8Eu8-b7Hr58GtYAZ3gyeJL1w7l8Jpzb2U5w8I_i51Q0IGWmQy0wdXw9ViEZLm7ojgZajzNiSWLzUuym0tfX5AedB-JmsJ6NYR6AZxpoOnngKm3EsgA20OvITmOAwHaYlBj0/s1600/Picture-33.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477937263656411138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZGmnltqUi8Eu8-b7Hr58GtYAZ3gyeJL1w7l8Jpzb2U5w8I_i51Q0IGWmQy0wdXw9ViEZLm7ojgZajzNiSWLzUuym0tfX5AedB-JmsJ6NYR6AZxpoOnngKm3EsgA20OvITmOAwHaYlBj0/s400/Picture-33.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 418px;" /></a><br /><br />We hope that the people who see this small aquarium built on NIKE Air will stop to think about the artificial/natural environments that surround us and the connection between humans and other living creatures. Credit: Akio Iida, Daisuke Maki, Michiyo Ooi, Kuki Aakaeda, Genki Ito, Takeshi Kogahara<a href="http://www.wktokyolab.com/">Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo LAB</a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Adrien Newell's Nike Font</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrh993dI0-05KjhX7nTcsv-SpD-Ev6NamcF5Lkbrv55zywVt9vyhAOxdMW70zXFB8ZLKoHhNn5xvFi1PUpB-hAf-DjkpYGVG9jxd0mxTxsmKSSDbtHjw6DBqJkbzM62YrFsoe4R3UfL4NE/s1600/AtoZ-Poster.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477941619378787010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrh993dI0-05KjhX7nTcsv-SpD-Ev6NamcF5Lkbrv55zywVt9vyhAOxdMW70zXFB8ZLKoHhNn5xvFi1PUpB-hAf-DjkpYGVG9jxd0mxTxsmKSSDbtHjw6DBqJkbzM62YrFsoe4R3UfL4NE/s400/AtoZ-Poster.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 753px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5iJPktEh2-Ud60p9oT26_65EERR2K19Yiwg7969pxK0jDE11CE1R-Dd2JAnrVrz_dnGtD4Fsqsds6Q24SmIjhvBlTHaKJDMNw7BgmQCquO_s8OKFE6I5f-Qki5SqvKB2gw8CAJRO1-lEI/s1600/onyourmarks-poster.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477941444680185074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5iJPktEh2-Ud60p9oT26_65EERR2K19Yiwg7969pxK0jDE11CE1R-Dd2JAnrVrz_dnGtD4Fsqsds6Q24SmIjhvBlTHaKJDMNw7BgmQCquO_s8OKFE6I5f-Qki5SqvKB2gw8CAJRO1-lEI/s400/onyourmarks-poster.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 754px;" /></a><br />Based around the sole of the shoe, I wanted to create a typeface that could be used to represent NIKE.<br /><br />As NIKE started out creating shoes for running I thought it would be best to go back to its routes. In running it is about the power of the athlete and how far they can push themselves, no technology is involved, and the sole of the shoe is where the athlete transfers this power to the surface. This became the basis for the typeface. I used the soles of the shoe to create prints and based the typeface on the digital timer seen at the end of the 100m track.<br /><br />I have created three posters, ‘On Your Marks’ based on the start of the race, the second ‘Leave Your Mark’ which is about making an impression and leaving a legacy behind and the third is the time of Usain Bolt’s 100m world record ‘09.58′, an inspiration to fast runners. The word ‘marks’ is effective as I have used the shoes to print them and it is also a term used at the start of a running race -- <a href="http://www.adriannewell.co.uk/"> Adrian Newell</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Erica Dorn's Marathon Shoe Cake</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCODryRTKGCfWWMCBYhh7DYziGTLkaY_SDEhWl1kKHImui1ot32lV9fU9dMXUBbu8oPtJFpN0xUqp-w5PRK4zUknXDtoCXYiRdR6X_PZw-GhCWDmnkF9fVDXNUpSEFHTE_DQUULKfzbt28/s1600/Sara-Nike-Shoot-13.05.10_60_edited.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477944203963642722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCODryRTKGCfWWMCBYhh7DYziGTLkaY_SDEhWl1kKHImui1ot32lV9fU9dMXUBbu8oPtJFpN0xUqp-w5PRK4zUknXDtoCXYiRdR6X_PZw-GhCWDmnkF9fVDXNUpSEFHTE_DQUULKfzbt28/s400/Sara-Nike-Shoot-13.05.10_60_edited.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 357px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5C5UmiJbeXd09_HpA-mEdWOEna6a9XwM3tafN_73uGCniTIPWoQfeF1sNkGIuXhAYWuDnV-sSZZx_O1fY8xLaBE95C5w5XMgjZRfMUUSL2TDSzngjzHHWuU0LkvwZdOLdjNey_c34g_dL/s1600/IMG_6658.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477944427278940418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5C5UmiJbeXd09_HpA-mEdWOEna6a9XwM3tafN_73uGCniTIPWoQfeF1sNkGIuXhAYWuDnV-sSZZx_O1fY8xLaBE95C5w5XMgjZRfMUUSL2TDSzngjzHHWuU0LkvwZdOLdjNey_c34g_dL/s400/IMG_6658.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 356px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcNI9NTmgcNM8_-b7SOTmY_Labrk3GH71QPRAv4qK8xE-ibIQGYn7b7gb_QNfZke2_kZ7_0__Zxjcxcp2wO015uzsH-nt6RHKMjnV_xZjcJDD0zvkms03kWTaKlZmnKvF8bYa2J7HtahJU/s1600/Sara-Nike-Shoot-13.05.10_72_edit.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477944034253414866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcNI9NTmgcNM8_-b7SOTmY_Labrk3GH71QPRAv4qK8xE-ibIQGYn7b7gb_QNfZke2_kZ7_0__Zxjcxcp2wO015uzsH-nt6RHKMjnV_xZjcJDD0zvkms03kWTaKlZmnKvF8bYa2J7HtahJU/s400/Sara-Nike-Shoot-13.05.10_72_edit.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 354px;" /></a><br />The Marathon Cake is the edible negative calorific equivalent of a full-length marathon. It represents both the hard work put in and the ever-sweet reward after all the hard work. Currently available in white and dark chocolate with buttercream and raspberry laces, exclusively for NIKE78. <a href="http://www.erica-dorn.com/"> Erica Dorn</a><p></p><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Justus Oehler's Winged Nikes</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWI8D2KG-obfzcVZYzNcgaZcVo2COy9iVQwFZWi8TOjtu0u6b8p3hSjDq33wW7S-hPKegUXo03Y-ZM_Hp0x0H2RlbQ3G7MLNXWrEr9gQLz83ZbgYf2F-DIzHKHdiWlu1NvmRFrab3MScv/s1600/JOpentagram.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477946453485203394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWI8D2KG-obfzcVZYzNcgaZcVo2COy9iVQwFZWi8TOjtu0u6b8p3hSjDq33wW7S-hPKegUXo03Y-ZM_Hp0x0H2RlbQ3G7MLNXWrEr9gQLz83ZbgYf2F-DIzHKHdiWlu1NvmRFrab3MScv/s400/JOpentagram.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 562px;" /></a><br />As we human beings can’t fly, we settle for less; we make do with running and jumping. But the dream of flying is still being dreamt, and maybe one day we will literally take off given the right pair of shoes. Well, this is the pair of shoes mankind has been waiting for. The real “NIKE Air”.<br /><a href="http://www.pentagram.com/">- Pentagram</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Andy Macgregor's </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">‘</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">GalvaNIKEs’</span>:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUp27HAYI6NmwuKZ-k_GBB0bLLNCiBNR6WzP1ONbOR9DNu7xZdq7SoW4M2RudnLTnxZjBhpx0XNvwq4bhDYtxadc7X5Zfx2wKLf8N0wRBKAWALhbrymGmQ0rygidzk8kVwZ_3rQpoUFckm/s1600/Nike-78-galavzed.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477949888869300690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUp27HAYI6NmwuKZ-k_GBB0bLLNCiBNR6WzP1ONbOR9DNu7xZdq7SoW4M2RudnLTnxZjBhpx0XNvwq4bhDYtxadc7X5Zfx2wKLf8N0wRBKAWALhbrymGmQ0rygidzk8kVwZ_3rQpoUFckm/s400/Nike-78-galavzed.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 385px;" /></a><br />The principal restriction to the more extended use of training shoes has been their tendency to wear or erode quickly, but happily, mechanical ingenuity has overcome this difficulty.<br /><br />Shoes can now be coated with a combination of lightweight metal impervious to atmospherical influences, known as GalvaNiking. Sports shoes are very effective during training but have a short life span. GalvaNiking your training shoes is a sure fire way to maintain and prolong their condition. -- Andy Macgregor<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Bacause Studio's 'Footprints’</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpWH6IoHGM5acNezceccmCWLxcriUmBLZrB8t1ORG1utL9NgAnkP17v01V7O_NlmLqBqi7A8NIR-Sku-XbRxhlpFgJM3RtiNC-GV2dh0OYjH4Yhhr1Ia1MJJf0Fp5enjaE0xtzdusJUgt/s1600/BS_Nike78_PreStamp.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477952966193826514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpWH6IoHGM5acNezceccmCWLxcriUmBLZrB8t1ORG1utL9NgAnkP17v01V7O_NlmLqBqi7A8NIR-Sku-XbRxhlpFgJM3RtiNC-GV2dh0OYjH4Yhhr1Ia1MJJf0Fp5enjaE0xtzdusJUgt/s400/BS_Nike78_PreStamp.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 387px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEQ7s8O7swVO1EKnFRfG_-OwB0b34KqVBn5Fbiyez1sr-nizMPYp7QDkrL3tZJnGQP7DRaGdF2bOlluNPNIW0wlkCc0qSmyOq9Z4asUIA6OokE08N5slzHnblVvGpYfFRvuCFVIX-78KT/s1600/BS_Nike78_PreStampDetail.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477952715115347970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEQ7s8O7swVO1EKnFRfG_-OwB0b34KqVBn5Fbiyez1sr-nizMPYp7QDkrL3tZJnGQP7DRaGdF2bOlluNPNIW0wlkCc0qSmyOq9Z4asUIA6OokE08N5slzHnblVvGpYfFRvuCFVIX-78KT/s400/BS_Nike78_PreStampDetail.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 396px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWoaNlgF2-jgRKFjZvVYNkSqk5Qq1KxIhio_AJWUgdu-E7vKmhUw12bHES6vDBaZCqb6HqGBrOhGYHVHiR7xQnEg0W8dw1gHalLP_Cd1tA3kYnGqN-Uatt9dB11KLEw7H4Vp_WEia4BDUG/s1600/BS_Nike78_5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477952595518609794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWoaNlgF2-jgRKFjZvVYNkSqk5Qq1KxIhio_AJWUgdu-E7vKmhUw12bHES6vDBaZCqb6HqGBrOhGYHVHiR7xQnEg0W8dw1gHalLP_Cd1tA3kYnGqN-Uatt9dB11KLEw7H4Vp_WEia4BDUG/s400/BS_Nike78_5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 398px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqdQw98FixHQTQDVa-focSuzpuW5P-eA_EejWnx-nlmKkKc3ZlxVfKPfRW9DfugzWNH7iDzZJUtFfLmKCXu7sltkCviY_Vk32SXdI8EhOq9vNmOgTL3oHKlaqsURuQWx1zv_ATkdYnfWZ/s1600/BS_Nike78_PosterDetail.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477952378660179506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqdQw98FixHQTQDVa-focSuzpuW5P-eA_EejWnx-nlmKkKc3ZlxVfKPfRW9DfugzWNH7iDzZJUtFfLmKCXu7sltkCviY_Vk32SXdI8EhOq9vNmOgTL3oHKlaqsURuQWx1zv_ATkdYnfWZ/s400/BS_Nike78_PosterDetail.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 351px;" /></a><br />I decided to look at the marks left behind as we walk, jog and run rather than the actual shoes themselves. To do this I created a ‘foot stamp’ which would imprint on the ground as you walked in the shoes. -- Because Studio<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jonathan Bartlett's Nike Labyrinth game</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLXMmtObStpuKyoPPZAjgbAUs6TA2iaDQgioO38c0L9fP3VWjr-ySDHDL67gjdXVw9Mbq-S264JsfR0FPADFpKQM6S7F7YdpNYVQyMO_Zfm0MHnFMbp54s59RgKbtxl5B8MWJRYXkdJBx/s1600/tilt.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477956259982498706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLXMmtObStpuKyoPPZAjgbAUs6TA2iaDQgioO38c0L9fP3VWjr-ySDHDL67gjdXVw9Mbq-S264JsfR0FPADFpKQM6S7F7YdpNYVQyMO_Zfm0MHnFMbp54s59RgKbtxl5B8MWJRYXkdJBx/s400/tilt.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 503px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJ0yuRFKxhzFaW6IjIKX7Qcs_wWCiC8438LJUZVUG0EeMhvT2msk13xaQSkFXgij4mpGIl7_FVMZPI2ROsWS1_cno8RuqWQc6w8LT2awTbZomtrdtxyDRFqwc9lsNt_AFDQDZ7aAhcqVl/s1600/IMG_1277.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477956497240608802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJ0yuRFKxhzFaW6IjIKX7Qcs_wWCiC8438LJUZVUG0EeMhvT2msk13xaQSkFXgij4mpGIl7_FVMZPI2ROsWS1_cno8RuqWQc6w8LT2awTbZomtrdtxyDRFqwc9lsNt_AFDQDZ7aAhcqVl/s400/IMG_1277.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 349px;" /></a><br />For my project I was heavily influenced by the functionality of my pair of trainers. Their sole purpose is to make running more comfortable, a training aid for training the body. However what makes an athlete truly great is their mental conditioning and mind strength. So I decided to use my pair of trainers (the tread) as a means to train the mind, specifically mental perseverance. - Jonathan Bartlett<br /><br /><p><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >‘These Shoes Are Made For Kicking’ </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3bcq153KpG2qzu_APFwaqRMXK0EkLrHZie0CFaMKSMtO-u3IQ-H4Im5L1id8udhuR8U6CifbVmtVHeMaoAcTFkVjHfFBEdEgd54fm12tz8oo2tlNCkPw-n4cbOct807lQGDx-zQe4VzOV/s1600/football2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477960054636458498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3bcq153KpG2qzu_APFwaqRMXK0EkLrHZie0CFaMKSMtO-u3IQ-H4Im5L1id8udhuR8U6CifbVmtVHeMaoAcTFkVjHfFBEdEgd54fm12tz8oo2tlNCkPw-n4cbOct807lQGDx-zQe4VzOV/s400/football2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 373px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-8kv3c7N4qlhfGKN4902pTQFWF6ijIk8iRmK5nSPdSpcGkSau53KDJJftDq_oYg4kbP_-F35lGhKsotpnRYuOyaAQNlzkbVyLYVbMXiNhdbFStE9i8mDpvX2wmEuaFKXMfjlycfWl7_O/s1600/football1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477959894135342370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-8kv3c7N4qlhfGKN4902pTQFWF6ijIk8iRmK5nSPdSpcGkSau53KDJJftDq_oYg4kbP_-F35lGhKsotpnRYuOyaAQNlzkbVyLYVbMXiNhdbFStE9i8mDpvX2wmEuaFKXMfjlycfWl7_O/s400/football1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 396px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjTG7ECjVM4hanr40HVF5kecUY6wV1uS_NJLki6o6g2O7z214DmjF7z3Uq2MjMIvTCFNjHJO7SnJZZtqHM6LnmaTD1e11y83YEfR1B9gF7TIfWtn0m0e4gPv1RHMap9t4csU69TZBvE63/s1600/football3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477959786842198178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjTG7ECjVM4hanr40HVF5kecUY6wV1uS_NJLki6o6g2O7z214DmjF7z3Uq2MjMIvTCFNjHJO7SnJZZtqHM6LnmaTD1e11y83YEfR1B9gF7TIfWtn0m0e4gPv1RHMap9t4csU69TZBvE63/s400/football3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 413px;" /></a></p> I looked at the shoes I was sent and the term ’sport’ didn’t seem to fit. There were elements of sport, but there was also a lot of design that was purely aesthetic. I wanted to concentrate on this observation, and make something out of the shoes that spoke more clearly about sport. I created a football using as much of the shoes and box as possible, although due to the materials probably more of a statement than actually something you could play a full 90 minutes with - <a href="http://www.stephencheetham.com/"> Stephen Cheetham</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkG53HGhQXZYAGg9_o-bR3ZOMBPQGEGJJSQ-mZBKx6sVNXEIXkv2sNrAYqFDvn1UtABJnQche-B1fjxEwzWP5aSeRnxx3le5y_xB5xcQlMtcXTQNnjym_hfDvtiGf_QYCOYX1ej19tl0Z_/s1600/Picture+36.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477939005128229906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkG53HGhQXZYAGg9_o-bR3ZOMBPQGEGJJSQ-mZBKx6sVNXEIXkv2sNrAYqFDvn1UtABJnQche-B1fjxEwzWP5aSeRnxx3le5y_xB5xcQlMtcXTQNnjym_hfDvtiGf_QYCOYX1ej19tl0Z_/s400/Picture+36.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 95px;" /></a><br />See all of the projects at <a href="http://www.nike78.co.uk/">Nike78</a>

78 Artists Turn Kicks Into Creations For Nike. The NIKE78 Project.

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Anton Repponen's Design Feat... Uh, Feet.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0hn-ci-3yA7Xo-rr-g9-tHVeAbL2Q8l3CFp8fAtAaoeoQh3J5bdd-lXCBUGOtexzKcH4TcFozI350vUKNc8PG4zouxaZWEnOoueoHrUGmototjwdqXuxVeL_uVDge5hqVJu4SSLrl1yq/s1600-h/StrawKiwi.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435211513912754114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0hn-ci-3yA7Xo-rr-g9-tHVeAbL2Q8l3CFp8fAtAaoeoQh3J5bdd-lXCBUGOtexzKcH4TcFozI350vUKNc8PG4zouxaZWEnOoueoHrUGmototjwdqXuxVeL_uVDge5hqVJu4SSLrl1yq/s400/StrawKiwi.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 547px;" /></a><br /><br />Russian born designer Anton Repponen has a portfolio full of fun things to look at, only some of which are his fabulous shoe design concepts. Check these out.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Strawberry Shoes (based on an Opening Ceremony shoe):</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFKbdFKQsUSk_5HVGmcIfhQtNZylFasEAMEA1clmuzrR3r2bBVTENaLqln_TOAmmJHF_tLaa0JQ5sbKPxE9icxrrl7jr1Tn6XFrUb0hBZwv89juombH15fZ9lSRr__hyphenhyphenn3jL8OBR69jjR/s1600-h/Picture+11.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434571630077319250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFKbdFKQsUSk_5HVGmcIfhQtNZylFasEAMEA1clmuzrR3r2bBVTENaLqln_TOAmmJHF_tLaa0JQ5sbKPxE9icxrrl7jr1Tn6XFrUb0hBZwv89juombH15fZ9lSRr__hyphenhyphenn3jL8OBR69jjR/s400/Picture+11.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 401px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDx0E2B37cIN5yvFs-ihI4iRyBDEsSCocDeeFzI32I8DC9kLo0VH6K7J8c5XAKFRprSVCspGQpUEZLJ_OKeZdkNcjLpqa0z3-73dLG_Z_sdC6F0FK1Om9TUs8qkzLg4ily0J2j6LNDIE6o/s1600-h/Picture-19.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434571823147682258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDx0E2B37cIN5yvFs-ihI4iRyBDEsSCocDeeFzI32I8DC9kLo0VH6K7J8c5XAKFRprSVCspGQpUEZLJ_OKeZdkNcjLpqa0z3-73dLG_Z_sdC6F0FK1Om9TUs8qkzLg4ily0J2j6LNDIE6o/s400/Picture-19.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 425px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kiwi Shoes:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdgj7a9rTb-fi5jW_DzsB1P02jlDtyLHQXMJRzi8hXfDT3W5iId8P0F7uTF2M8bQeOW-ytq5yOCI1s79mJaM1Mp8tKs4WNorqqcRUvPtDBmkfeUyXVrBnOuJ2DzHiJpZu9HLoqi8qpJvCf/s1600-h/Picture-6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434570542607476978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdgj7a9rTb-fi5jW_DzsB1P02jlDtyLHQXMJRzi8hXfDT3W5iId8P0F7uTF2M8bQeOW-ytq5yOCI1s79mJaM1Mp8tKs4WNorqqcRUvPtDBmkfeUyXVrBnOuJ2DzHiJpZu9HLoqi8qpJvCf/s400/Picture-6.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 332px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZXKLMQH1-UKFnagsPA2syLxOwwrhsD2Ic2T9hMqQozog6BUP0ziE1SJ9u5QxW3dHEkqDl8wmHS9Cj4DoEcFQ-LmisvkioMvusiQdnqV0lBmOcuh5Se6BeiO5DM7IB4kRzCPpkWrEFivA/s1600-h/Picture-18.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434570717550174578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZXKLMQH1-UKFnagsPA2syLxOwwrhsD2Ic2T9hMqQozog6BUP0ziE1SJ9u5QxW3dHEkqDl8wmHS9Cj4DoEcFQ-LmisvkioMvusiQdnqV0lBmOcuh5Se6BeiO5DM7IB4kRzCPpkWrEFivA/s400/Picture-18.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 357px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLmkqqPLIRYzhigdW38FEoEbqUF2Xg1uGRlLblqnWUyRdB_6JlHTCPuFMojOgVaWKfhyunSqr2vVRqKlwbGGxzYgLle-Wc6qEDg1m4zuGkfGj4N3xzKxdiPV5KgZMXRAVQBr2n6SSXlw_/s1600-h/kiwicloseup.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434564532135065154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLmkqqPLIRYzhigdW38FEoEbqUF2Xg1uGRlLblqnWUyRdB_6JlHTCPuFMojOgVaWKfhyunSqr2vVRqKlwbGGxzYgLle-Wc6qEDg1m4zuGkfGj4N3xzKxdiPV5KgZMXRAVQBr2n6SSXlw_/s400/kiwicloseup.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 370px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Geo shoes:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDw6DOn7vx0jFM5N1o5kavzlrtlxFNtUiiRkbvYG5hXYm_bYENI4LDIlbpAq3NB5Q_Nz_lkxxDL6qtq5M4XvHS6sfXuSiC9NbgU_IRJrGVFV9MwRCv76pC-r7VCTEcWYhd3l-K5WRz42y/s1600-h/geoshoes.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434570253594892610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDw6DOn7vx0jFM5N1o5kavzlrtlxFNtUiiRkbvYG5hXYm_bYENI4LDIlbpAq3NB5Q_Nz_lkxxDL6qtq5M4XvHS6sfXuSiC9NbgU_IRJrGVFV9MwRCv76pC-r7VCTEcWYhd3l-K5WRz42y/s400/geoshoes.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 378px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3X-mNxTRqMbyIP21YMbJj75kNjUSyxZzv2kC2_76P-4CD6OHdDsfwelr6wmk3ZhKNNHhMmiF4iZ2YkZ-wSiJTUw6GR1jCvsAHVUdK8V-nQOwOHIxmf1GcdAxag9uOt-2gOCahV1eDzkp/s1600-h/Picture-21.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434569881676882082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3X-mNxTRqMbyIP21YMbJj75kNjUSyxZzv2kC2_76P-4CD6OHdDsfwelr6wmk3ZhKNNHhMmiF4iZ2YkZ-wSiJTUw6GR1jCvsAHVUdK8V-nQOwOHIxmf1GcdAxag9uOt-2gOCahV1eDzkp/s400/Picture-21.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 444px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKEHKgRBpkIhtIQvVObfSUsBE6SsHm9uiIeDZlLedkyGwVvECVTTIP7GqgzxBvs_hI1sa1ws23a760VecnJ53YcLI3I9bh-dN8L_0LYUY8F51RYnnrsntOdrYmhdOtkVtMrCpjLEme-lMG/s1600-h/Picture-20.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434570088614203282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKEHKgRBpkIhtIQvVObfSUsBE6SsHm9uiIeDZlLedkyGwVvECVTTIP7GqgzxBvs_hI1sa1ws23a760VecnJ53YcLI3I9bh-dN8L_0LYUY8F51RYnnrsntOdrYmhdOtkVtMrCpjLEme-lMG/s400/Picture-20.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 321px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nike All-weather dunks:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7wOG_Y4iJF2BFPT-2RHyJDa2-aOXMaYhawwWju1vocGk_ISsqeal8JPCMmYhEXXkizqL1UGyZy7t9Ym20zTuYguC2R5klmPRo0glxE0ve9k2xBf-qWaYkfKySlvhGgTGXm-9qH56EE6k/s1600-h/Picture+12.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434571126507608258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7wOG_Y4iJF2BFPT-2RHyJDa2-aOXMaYhawwWju1vocGk_ISsqeal8JPCMmYhEXXkizqL1UGyZy7t9Ym20zTuYguC2R5klmPRo0glxE0ve9k2xBf-qWaYkfKySlvhGgTGXm-9qH56EE6k/s400/Picture+12.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 347px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDqAE838i2i7u-uyjQ4nFeVc5ELzDn7spOz2bCPGzzxSXasApEhViKrfL7gUruQ5bFFQfF2lHGaXkV4z3EFpZwCV5xLUEitmcp24NsWklR9-AwEpuVhr9K7Z5LjbVZmUBvkzJRJtTSyDG/s1600-h/Picture+14.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434571242122950466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDqAE838i2i7u-uyjQ4nFeVc5ELzDn7spOz2bCPGzzxSXasApEhViKrfL7gUruQ5bFFQfF2lHGaXkV4z3EFpZwCV5xLUEitmcp24NsWklR9-AwEpuVhr9K7Z5LjbVZmUBvkzJRJtTSyDG/s400/Picture+14.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 365px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1iYxUgUqzCV8ZBCivHybCZgl6NJq9jkonGwY2iEWlKyQxdbQiSBrtKjAq5fzhZkIHZvm5utKOIf5_JjkdNq_-90KCQmsr_lki-4cUUlEpPmyGgnR8FgQvJBXjJXovLTCKLfR6geDgmyN/s1600-h/Picture-17.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434570965808054706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1iYxUgUqzCV8ZBCivHybCZgl6NJq9jkonGwY2iEWlKyQxdbQiSBrtKjAq5fzhZkIHZvm5utKOIf5_JjkdNq_-90KCQmsr_lki-4cUUlEpPmyGgnR8FgQvJBXjJXovLTCKLfR6geDgmyN/s400/Picture-17.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 379px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://picocool.com/user/view/profile/pitaandpizza">special thanks to pitaandpizza who posted the strawberry shoe on picocool.</a></span><br /><br /><a href="http://repponen.com/">Anton Repponen's site</a><br /><a href="http://repponen.livejournal.com/">His Russian blog.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Like unusual shoes?</span> Then be sure to see these posts:<br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/12/getting-more-from-your-kicks-nat-2s.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434574228970144130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCm5cOEzbfxBPreg7R0MQ_qQF318T3QwIIiyH5X4_nr-xKbBMlxjyDAqRPxxB4gBffVTJuccQp-HX1xgdoCw3s74M-3rrKMMUoi71CQY0rTSsHBTogzFrp9rorhWpMkx0DbNDo39mWyWl6/s400/NAT2shoe.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 234px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/12/getting-more-from-your-kicks-nat-2s.html">•Getting More From Your Kicks. Nat-2's Transformable Shoes</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/08/melissa-shoes-that-redefine-affordable.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434575496858671362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZnDCtijCBVZOGgqKu2bfsfSyIoSq6cMbQlYVl0FPz6ANDB3U-5eb-jRndwfbJTktRst_zIshMHvvwEIcOeFSDsn6DTijJVmHt5AXUNIucGKISzdsm4NSkjEpno4OenCqZgWTgZnSgPFb/s400/melissashoes.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 205px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/08/melissa-shoes-that-redefine-affordable.html">•Melissa: Shoes That Redefine Affordable, Stylish, Recyclable And... Plastic!</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/06/architect-zaha-hadid-kicks-up-her-heels.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434579967002359122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqypPtB4JSlxdzqC1XsOS5Ne0kur9AbJtPrZnIolzM0GgGp2M8kg_wBslrj2naQy9dBDZA6RZyBfWIt7VRm-XEW7f09mdtuOCBGILFBvhKRA4rDpMQWjKf1V78DOtSXlUNdbjX4hE1M5u/s400/hadidlacoste.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 306px;" /></a><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/06/architect-zaha-hadid-kicks-up-her-heels.html"><br />•Architect Zaha Hadid Kicks Up Her Heels, Or Lack Thereof- Again. Hadid X Lacoste.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/02/virtual-shoe-museum-kicks-butt.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434575915012739906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6h66_2cleb0gq3tiJCztU97Uigx1LBSNDjEIM9J1YytYApIbXr0IRejKs7hr4LX5mYQ0jD_Gv9Km5cXAPoGkdi_a8F8Y2rbjDfPcVyjYbZFicYAPfpXrNRasbQDpIdrUyJlhSVOFzKxF-/s400/VSMimage.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 310px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/02/virtual-shoe-museum-kicks-butt.html">•The Virtual Shoe Museum Kicks Butt</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/03/united-nude-shoes-with-blueprint.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434576352622538898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6jyde7CcV-rXFGH-a0Iqk5NO-qpFicBSHVGFKlBqk-D7VmjZVRoZDa_eQPKWvV5wMH6tp6hCFp-8Y1I71daXUueq4Een8K3-G7cAT7cI7eo7Q_T-oE6i9gmaZege7MsKtEqEiQw7Belg7/s400/UNhero.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 292px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/03/united-nude-shoes-with-blueprint.html">•United Nude: Shoes With A Blueprint</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/06/fuk-me-shoes-chelsea-arts-club-artists.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434577276633728114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpt-bZCYpTPfRiw8v3CdWhoWO-lxmbjnUrYZdNmQIlAUdSOjbJHUnhUvAClYuNa6ebIAQ_Julri-SKWehRwTREMdDfkNxFFhgixHS1rKimoJEkNi4isEp9cUkRR_kO3iQWGwOHpOfTjAIU/s400/chelseainvite.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 204px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/06/fuk-me-shoes-chelsea-arts-club-artists.html">•Fu*k Me! Shoes: Chelsea Arts Club Artists Put Their Best Foot Forward</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kWLZsDKsWL_CcodawWB98pwyJ-W1dEpGcd6ZkFuuoLF1mqdXG6Teg_f7m0ZuIrUgxKqsNOqxBysWY0-jwj2V17O0_7fjxId-5KnlM0Cs1BO3BCiGkAGTmN9-ZbT0e5sqiAuXk5JB4ZFT/s1600-h/wizard-of-ozshoes.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434577422808017362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kWLZsDKsWL_CcodawWB98pwyJ-W1dEpGcd6ZkFuuoLF1mqdXG6Teg_f7m0ZuIrUgxKqsNOqxBysWY0-jwj2V17O0_7fjxId-5KnlM0Cs1BO3BCiGkAGTmN9-ZbT0e5sqiAuXk5JB4ZFT/s400/wizard-of-ozshoes.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 301px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/07/19-designers-re-do-dorothys-ruby.html">•To Celebrate Oz's 70th, Designers Re-do Dorothy's Kicks With Proceeds Benefitting Charity</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/09/ruby-slippers-part-two-designers-actual.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434578863556936082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4OSSjLvVn3NNOwiHwJ05s6Zxi22JZAuZfoltH66wy29_-ihelPbeH1Mt7rsyT94aWSKdVJmjmT7gHk65j4JbHzhBb8lfnPmUwpS2MLi9EweLXDTtHAPBiGHUXqUhMgwp7sZECo-faBXC/s400/ruby2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 285px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/09/ruby-slippers-part-two-designers-actual.html">•Ruby Slippers: Part Two - The Designer's Actual Shoes Are Wicked!</a><br /><br />There's more shoe posts, just put the word 'kicks' in the search box at the top of this blog!

Anton Repponen's Design Feat... Uh, Feet.

Russian born designer Anton Repponen has a portfolio full of fun things to look at, only some of which are his fabulous shoe design concepts...

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The Virtual Shoe Museum Kicks Butt

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-bhVFMewskOrk1fKEUImhS0zmU8wDc11fSLHFLF2uVBqGz2L4vmi8afSP7aoO2ueoC6hAroePLwt0N5Qxma8F9rWANGF5O-cw2l40ucmdvri_koXTkoHDg0OWsxKXpSaycbZ4XMi6EOq/s1600-h/Picture+9.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168797451305915810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-bhVFMewskOrk1fKEUImhS0zmU8wDc11fSLHFLF2uVBqGz2L4vmi8afSP7aoO2ueoC6hAroePLwt0N5Qxma8F9rWANGF5O-cw2l40ucmdvri_koXTkoHDg0OWsxKXpSaycbZ4XMi6EOq/s400/Picture+9.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 582px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIA5W7kZ1Kv16f6kCsMSHKR7T9w-jvcSf8c2Q-qKNhGuMcRiDjOYtFHYqwVkeILIo4D0vswTuwoH3ey241EtGH_AKUr5SHB1X3R7n39hmqc7bmb11TE4PVb8KrrReoyBXy4RQVz740jsQq/s1600-h/Picture+8.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168794114116326722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIA5W7kZ1Kv16f6kCsMSHKR7T9w-jvcSf8c2Q-qKNhGuMcRiDjOYtFHYqwVkeILIo4D0vswTuwoH3ey241EtGH_AKUr5SHB1X3R7n39hmqc7bmb11TE4PVb8KrrReoyBXy4RQVz740jsQq/s400/Picture+8.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 297px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Above: "High" by Bart Hess</span><br /><br />Shoes have long been the subject of fetishes, books, art and tradition. From henna tattooed feet to bound feet to shoe designers like <a href="http://www.christianlouboutin.fr/">Christian Louboutin</a> and <a href="http://www.jimmychoo.com/">Jimmy Choo</a>, footwear is of interest to both shopaholics and penny pinchers. Whether you have a closet full of $500 shoes or just one pair of Birkenstocks, shoes are worn by just about everyone.<br /><br />That's what makes Liza Snook's Virtual Shoe Museum such a delight to peruse. Initiated in 2004, she began a long search began for designers, photographers and publishers connected to shoes. Soon, her mailbox was filled with loads of material on fantastic shoes, art and design on shoes.<br /><br />Then, with the help of Taco Zwaanswijk of <a href="http://www.interactive-affairs.nl/">Interactive Affairs</a>, who designed the site, and Bart van der Ploeg of <a href="http://www.resolume.com/">Resolume</a>, who programmed the database and created the content management system, they've created a site you should check out.<br /><br />Searchable by everything from the designer's name to the focus, use or style, the site is filled with imaginative and beautiful designs. Even sculpture. Be sure to look at the 'extreme' section.<br /><br />Below are a few of my favorites:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIiFmvJrbzWQAvZNOXE-YgA032yeimqO47LTRb77XXEREmPVCFGChy4xurQRCbMmdkNGMfOJPuK39gB0FC2EcWDbubz2eTEaB-zmW2jPxxhxDH5a0zLKGdhpj4qtEdO8PpgiUO990uFpzT/s1600-h/Picture+18.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168803975361238498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIiFmvJrbzWQAvZNOXE-YgA032yeimqO47LTRb77XXEREmPVCFGChy4xurQRCbMmdkNGMfOJPuK39gB0FC2EcWDbubz2eTEaB-zmW2jPxxhxDH5a0zLKGdhpj4qtEdO8PpgiUO990uFpzT/s400/Picture+18.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 473px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Above: Landscapes shoes 2 by Jared Steffensen</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCMLd6NEuJNjWDyqFlj1zTeKOdxhp0Hn1XiJRuZjufrSG8Sg3BOz9gSzAmsI-UK0-hGXEElJL-HGqWHZiau2te1FGdtcdzNM1X2wnEd_iOjS9spW7MRkzuP6icBMh32X0uXT5rl1qMZrSD/s1600-h/Picture+17.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168803206562092498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCMLd6NEuJNjWDyqFlj1zTeKOdxhp0Hn1XiJRuZjufrSG8Sg3BOz9gSzAmsI-UK0-hGXEElJL-HGqWHZiau2te1FGdtcdzNM1X2wnEd_iOjS9spW7MRkzuP6icBMh32X0uXT5rl1qMZrSD/s400/Picture+17.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 590px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Above: Leg by Judith Wiersema size: 110 cm (height)</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The original is made out of wood. Leg is limited to seven (7/7) exclusive reproduction/copies. All seven reproductions are made in aluminium or bronze: white, black, gold.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBGLcWLwZN7fHx1dQxyFveQ98_QwUREfqTgjkCzwFdso0gNs_Wo7Y10HZObmqR8dsKKzuzL_jt6A2mZsNLzrSTB89FWF-joZ2TT6KGG69VBv-kgcxwTZ2ZZfGu1tY6DlM3wLXarTtQk0Bc/s1600-h/Picture+14.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168796841420559714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBGLcWLwZN7fHx1dQxyFveQ98_QwUREfqTgjkCzwFdso0gNs_Wo7Y10HZObmqR8dsKKzuzL_jt6A2mZsNLzrSTB89FWF-joZ2TT6KGG69VBv-kgcxwTZ2ZZfGu1tY6DlM3wLXarTtQk0Bc/s400/Picture+14.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 539px; height: 557px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDuklXBytTuulUr9g107_f7jLZZxW7159_GH0Vq2LCDH1vOOgvqfWSkbRpUh_KQJIwZ4StDbYn_nKxigfOYklM_NkaZtAdpqMkAECmYkJam4dMwHJfHfGYRoaniKfCobdgtpI9olaOfON1/s1600-h/Picture+15.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168797090528662914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDuklXBytTuulUr9g107_f7jLZZxW7159_GH0Vq2LCDH1vOOgvqfWSkbRpUh_KQJIwZ4StDbYn_nKxigfOYklM_NkaZtAdpqMkAECmYkJam4dMwHJfHfGYRoaniKfCobdgtpI9olaOfON1/s400/Picture+15.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 542px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Above: Off the hooks. 2004 by Alexander Fielden (photo by christian fielden) Material: latex, leather, aluminium and steel.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyNrqAQYlYlz0-7FtwhV2K4cTfeLK5HqnI-bcR-TlwFr5F3SYB0SQE-ziop3iXW9AyjPZlnrcTcW3J0macxyG2XjEUvO7mWbGCMWd_FRfoqyFaLqmbjtCC5KfL9dgQzK0adTNvf5-ZhRD/s1600-h/Picture+7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168797365406569874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyNrqAQYlYlz0-7FtwhV2K4cTfeLK5HqnI-bcR-TlwFr5F3SYB0SQE-ziop3iXW9AyjPZlnrcTcW3J0macxyG2XjEUvO7mWbGCMWd_FRfoqyFaLqmbjtCC5KfL9dgQzK0adTNvf5-ZhRD/s400/Picture+7.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 514px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjApZvbKrThXgzkD71VEw6ZLG9UtdaUtFWemf7OhhA_DDRmqzFPyffzqozcr2mZ4gesuOlm_QTn6I0d_jQ5xMJBSDumeLBzBuVBDxyRZKUYXklGB_dGjm2RKRKX2-FiYiusNFaAShhOXYS/s1600-h/Picture+13.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168797876507678146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjApZvbKrThXgzkD71VEw6ZLG9UtdaUtFWemf7OhhA_DDRmqzFPyffzqozcr2mZ4gesuOlm_QTn6I0d_jQ5xMJBSDumeLBzBuVBDxyRZKUYXklGB_dGjm2RKRKX2-FiYiusNFaAShhOXYS/s400/Picture+13.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 651px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Above: Michael Brown's Dildo Shoe</span><br /><br />In the artist's words <blockquote>"This Dildo shoe is a womens shoe, based on a ballet last, hand made. The inspiration for the shoe, is the sex industry, and sex toys. As you can see, from the heel, it is based on of course a dildo, or anal toy. It was inspired also from the late 2007 trend of 'fetish'.<br /><br />The straps upon the forefoot, are made from black patent leather, and egg shell finish cream. to create a stunning contrast. The spikes are in two lengths, and can be interchanged, with just screwing them off and changing them.<br />The selfmade heel is in high quality resin. So if need be... the heel can be used..."</blockquote><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSfqJkP6mE-JjSHpjxJz4zoiwGI9wY6tgzKE7mgguOZHwUSMHYeh44G9Du53EYJaeT_xUf2mKYVi6NislZ2hyphenhyphenwBhV7djmHYEKWeVDo018Af_dnD2hAW6ifbfMdlaiRbR2ZD6AKvV4wsL3/s1600-h/Picture+10.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168796996039382386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSfqJkP6mE-JjSHpjxJz4zoiwGI9wY6tgzKE7mgguOZHwUSMHYeh44G9Du53EYJaeT_xUf2mKYVi6NislZ2hyphenhyphenwBhV7djmHYEKWeVDo018Af_dnD2hAW6ifbfMdlaiRbR2ZD6AKvV4wsL3/s400/Picture+10.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 599px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDX5rh-TPd8gVsU7N93yHZX6zy8sB383IphlPfBcbEuQatXrCNyKUPB0NL0ZmJFfsq275QbnBL1EOG1wTVECSj8TELaMaJG0maoMGO1Nbzg4fcU5Pfcbq88mVP3_4bwkRNQqHo3xIe1dGs/s1600-h/Picture+12.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168797773428463026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDX5rh-TPd8gVsU7N93yHZX6zy8sB383IphlPfBcbEuQatXrCNyKUPB0NL0ZmJFfsq275QbnBL1EOG1wTVECSj8TELaMaJG0maoMGO1Nbzg4fcU5Pfcbq88mVP3_4bwkRNQqHo3xIe1dGs/s400/Picture+12.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 512px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Above: Eelko Moorer's D.I.Y. Overshoe Comes with frame, instruction sheet and a sticker sheet.</span><br /><br />Many more to see! <a href="http://www.virtualshoemuseum.com/vsm/index.php">Visit the Virutal Shoe Museum by clicking here.</a><br><br>

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