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Adidas Superstar Femme Noir
« on: Aug 13th, 2018, 8:21pm » |
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In 1987, Nike Air was not a new proposition. Runners were already familiar with the benefits of the cushioning technology, which first appeared Nike Air Max 95 Dames in the Nike Tailwind in 1978. But seeing is believing.
Nike Air hit a high when it became more than a feeling. Nike Nike Air Pegasus 83 Hombre designer Tinker Hatfield set out to make the breakthrough technology visible so runners could better understand its cushioning benefits. He created the Nike Air Max with Visible Air, which gave birth to a franchise that forever altered the course of sneakers.
The story of visible air didn’t begin with Hatfield’s design. Rather, it started when David Forland, Nike’s Director of Nike Air Vapormax Womens Cushioning Innovation, joined the team in 1985. In many respects, Forland is the world’s foremost expert in visible air. He’s been focused on pushing the technology into unexplored new territories for the past 30 years.
He’s also the first to admit that the road to Air Max had its share of obstacles. In the ‘80s, Forland constructed Adidas Superstar Mujer Blancas encapsulated Air-Sole prototypes by hand. He stumbled upon a critical moment in visible air history when he rotated the Nike Air Pegasus 83 Donna bag, placing the seams on the top and bottom instead of on the perimeter.
During the pursuit of increased air volume, Forland had another aha moment. Eliminating the foam between the outsole and the Air-Sole unit might create space for increased Air-Sole volume. With that idea came the Nike Air Max 180, the first shoe to feature a 180-degree visible Air-Sole — which was no easy task for Forland.
At that point, the Air Max 1, Air Max 180 and Air Max 90 all featured Air-Sole units in the forefoot that were encapsulated in foam. As the quest for a fully foamless running sneaker continued, the team made a monumental discovery: a new Air-Sole construction method called blow molding.
First used on the Nike Air Max 93, Adidas Superstar Femme Noir this technique allowed for the creation of Air-Soles in 3-D shapes that didn’t depend on air pressure. Now, Air-Soles Asics Gel Quantum 360 Feminino could be crafted to fit the curvature of the shoe’s forefoot. Taking full advantage of the innovation, the Nike Air Max 95, which consisted of two separate blow-molded Air-Sole units, was the first manifestation of visible air in the forefoot.
In 1997, Nike designers and developers cracked the code on how to create a full-length Air-Sole, making a monumental leap forward toward the goal of a fully foamless Air Max. The first step was to construct an interconnected heel and forefoot Asics Gel Lyte 3 Femme unit. The next task was to figure out how to hold the molten film long enough to close a full-length 3-D mold around it. Many prototypes and one bullet train later, the Air Max 97 came into existence.
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