Nike AirMax 1 - Anniversary Green

Beaverton, Oregon, 1986. A young thirty-something recently appointed to Nike's Design Department makes an unbelievable proposal during a meeting. His idea was to make the technicality of the Air system—an innovation patented in 1979 using pressurized air in the sole for unparalleled cushioning—visible through a transparent bubble. His name? Tinker Hatfield. Sold in millions of pairs worldwide and available in dozens of limited editions, the Air Max is now a true totem of sneaker culture. Initially, his idea is met with strong resistance from the company's executives, who fear customers will be put off by the apparent fragility of such a sole. However, in 1987, the brand launches a new running shoe featuring the famous visible air bubble: the Air Max 1. Entirely designed by Tinker Hatfield, it rapidly becomes a hit. Sold in millions of pairs worldwide and available in dozens of limited editions, the Air Max is now a true totem of sneaker culture. In 2017, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Hatfield's iconic model, Nike even released an Air Max in colors directly inspired by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers' building. Between Nike and the Centre Pompidou, it is somewhat of a love story...