Respect The Architects
Tinker Hatfield: The Movie
French director Thibaut de Longeville–the man behind 2005’s Just for Kicks–has directed another sneaker documentary, this time profiling the world’s best known shoe designer, Nike’s very own Tinker Hatfield. Hatfield is perhaps the most influential and respected shoe designer in the industry; he led the design teams behind the iconic Air Jordan shoe line (from III to XV) and has been with the Swoosh for 25 years.
Longeville’s film (Respect The Architects: The Paris Air Max 1 Story) is 8 minutes long, and basically looks at how Hatfield used the architectural inspiration gained from seeing the Centre George Pompidou in Paris to create the Nike Air Max 1 (one of the most popular shoes today, 20 years after its initial release). You can check out the short documentary by clicking here (low res, high res).
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2 Responses to “Respect The Architects”
Oct.12 at 4:59 pm
Darksaber says:
Mr. Hatfield, as a sworn Jordanaire and wearer from 1990 - 2003, my hat is off to ya.
Jan.8 at 11:46 am
Mark Williams says:
In looking at the opening sequence when Tinker was talking about his work as the ‘Nike corporate architect’ I was surprised to see that the master plan model for the Nike Campus, implying that this was his work. Tinker was not involved in developing that master plan or any of any of those buildings, that work was done by TVA Architects in Portland.