The Air Jordan XX8 Takes Flight
Jordan Brand has just unveiled the Air Jordan XX8, touted as including more technological advances than any model to date. True to its name, this 28th release for the franchise features the Jordan Flight Plate, which is a Pebax® moderator plate that...
The Man Behind Air Jordan: Tinker Hatfield Talks Inspiration
Without the impressive direction from Tinker Hatfield, the creative landscape and influence of Nike would be very different today. GQ recently sat down with the creator of Nike’s most iconic sneakers — including Air Jordan iterations III throug...
Nike 2012 Fall HTM Flyknit Collection
July marks the third installment of Nike’s HTM Flyknit program – a triple threat collection from fragment design founder Hiroshi Fujiwara, Nike design legend Tinker Hatfield, and Nike Inc. CEO and designer Mark Parker. Coinciding with the...
Air Jordan 2012: Tom Luedecke and Tinker Hatfield
This week Jordan Brand invited us out to New York for the official launch of its Air Jordan 2012 flagship model. A welcomed opportunity, the occasion allowed us to highlight various facets of the design process between the collaborative effort of Sen...
Nike MAG Sketches with Tinker Hatfield and Mark Parker
By now, the Internets have gone crazy over the unveiling of Nike’s Back to the Future II MAG. As the finished product prepares for an eBay launch to the benefit of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, the recent present...
Air Jordan 2010 Video featuring Mark Smith & Tinker Hatfield
Following up on our initial announcement of the Air Jordan 2010, we gain closer insight into the sneaker’s design aesthetic with legendary Nike designers Mark Smith and Tinker Hatfield, responsible for all of those Jordan classics. The vide...
Nike Sportswear – Air Max to Maxim Video
With a great focus on the 2009 update to the original Nike Air Max 1, the road to the Air Maxim is highlighted in this video as it uncovers everything from Tinker Hatfield’s involvement to the work of Nike’s current team of innovators...
Nike Air Yeezy Tinker Hatfield Edition
There have been many different colorways of the Nike Air Yeezy floating around the internet, and yet another version has surfaced. This time we see a specially customized edition made for renowned Nike Designer Tinker Hatfield. Mark Smith’s...
Nike SB HAT ROD Tinker Hatfield P-Rod 2
This is the second Tinker Hatfield P-Rod coming from Nike SB, the first being the Fuji P-Rod. Now, thanks for Kix Files, we get a detail look at the sneaker that Tinker Hatfield designed where he took elements of the Air Jordan 12 and the Air Jor...
Tinker Hatfield Inteview with Complex
Tinker Hatfield is undeniably a presence and talent who has turned the sneaker world upside down on numerous occasions, masterminding the Air Max 1 and countless Jordans. He recently sat down with Complex’s Joe La Puma for an in-depth inter...
Nike SB P-Rod II Tinker Hatfield
The latest installment of the P-Rod and Tinker Hatfield saga is upon us with this February release of the P-Rod II. The baby blue sole and front bumper features a black woven upper and a texturized swoosh. Not sure on the full availability story...