Participating our in latest Hypebeast Essentials are four of the most influential members of Nike’s team of talented creatives. This group is single handedly responsible for some of the most aesthetically pleasing and well-engineered products in the realm of sports and lifestyle. Accolades aside, their contributions to the current sports meets lifestyle landscape are undeniable and with that we feature the items that comes into play frequently amongst each individual which reflect on their design style and personality. The four participating designers include James Arizumi (Nike SB), Jeff Ingram (Nike ACG Apparel Designer), Jarrett Reynolds (Nike Sportswear) and Thomas Bell (Innovation Kitchen/Equipment).


James Arizumi - Nike Skateboarding

Cassius Clay vs. Sonny Liston Picture
This is one of the most amazing photographs ever taken. I keep it above my desk because first of all it’s pretty gangster, secondly it is inspiring to me the amount of swagger and confidence that Cassius Clay possessed and how nothing got to him no matter what the odds. He believed in himself and at the end of the day that’s all that mattered. At the time of the challenge Clays opponent, Sonny Liston was considered unbeatable. Liston had incredible size and strength and was the favorite to win the fight, they said that the only uncertainty surrounding the fight would be whether Clay would exit the ring alive. Clay studied him, got inside his head, and sustained an audacious campaign of intimidation towards Sonny Liston that ultimately transcended into the ring and won him the Heavyweight Championship of the World.

Copic markers from Japan
Really good colors and ink flow, the tips are incredible and make the quick renderings I do POP. When I do get time to sketch and draw up designs these markers are a good go to. I don’t always use the best papers but these markers get the job done. Streamlined, well designed, nothing you don’t need but everything you do, simply Japanese.

13×21cm 240 page Moleskine Notebook and The Underachiever’s Manifesto
Two books that I find important to my life on the day to day. The Moleskine is the perfect sketchbook, I use it to jot down notes in the millions of meetings I have a day, as well as sketches, jokes, favorite quotes, phone numbers, and anything else I don’t want to remember. It has a built in bookmark to I know where I was the last time I opened it, a mini pocket for misc clippings and tear aways, and an elastic band that keeps all your junk from being exposed at anytime. The elastic band also doubles as a pen catapult to launch your writing instrument across a conference table during a long meeting at your fellow co-worker. Plus if it was good enough for Hemingway and Picasso maybe some of their genius would rub off. As for the Underachiever’s Manifesto “The guide to accomplishing little and feeling great” by Ray Bennett, MD., its a perfect travel sized companion to the Moleskine Notebook and a very easy read. Its a funny book that I like to crack open from time to time to not take things so seriously. It pretty much evens out my life by leveling me back down to 100% instead of 180%. Best quote from the book, ” Accomplishment is in the eye of the beholder.”

Indy Trucks
An incredible piece of design. Simple, tough, and effective. Indys have been around for years and years with a cult like following and remained true to quality and dependability. Not much has changed through the years in terms of design representing a perfect example of timeless design.

Paul Smith Wallet
Style, class, and craftsmanship in one simple piece. Holds all the cards that one man should carry at any given time, a drivers license, a bank card and a credit card. There is a small section for you bills, Euro sized and Dollar sized which is key in this age of global travel and economy, and absolutely no coin pouch, change is for chumps.

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