Nike's Air Max 1, 1987, and the Centre Pompidou: Tinker Hatfield, an architect designing Nike's offices and stores from 1981
The Centre Pompidou was designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers.
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Photos: Fred Romero, CC BY 2.0; HI 622, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0; Igor Zeiger, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01NIKE'S AIR MAX 1 CAME OUT IN 1987. ITS WINDOW ONTO THE AIR BAG CAME FROM A BUILDING IN PARIS.
02ITS DESIGNER, TINKER HATFIELD, IS A TRAINED ARCHITECT. HE JOINED NIKE IN 1981 DESIGNING OFFICES, SHOWROOMS AND STORES.
03IN PARIS, HATFIELD WENT TO SEE THE CENTRE POMPIDOU.
04THE BUILDING WEARS ITS PIPES, HEATING AND ESCALATORS ON THE OUTSIDE.
05SO HE CUT AWAY PART OF THE SHOE'S MIDSOLE, TO SHOW THE AIR BAG INSIDE.