De Nike IAM1 Journey door Nalden is tot zijn einde gekomen met een laatste bezoek aan de Belgische DJ Lefto in Brussel. De afgelopen weken is Nalden op zoek geweest naar het verhaal achter de Nike Air Max 1 door in gesprek te gaan met bekende sneaker verzamelaars met voorliefde voor de deze historie rijke schoen. Lees verder en reis door de tijd met de Nike Air Max 1.
Video: The IAM1 Journey: Visiting DJ Lefto (Bonus Episode)
The Netherlands is a true Air Max 1 country like no other. But then we got curious how our neighbors are doing down south. Therefore we drove to Brussels to talk with DJ Lefto (lefto.be ). A true music connoisseur who grew up with a passion for sneakers too. Nowadays he's mostly traveling the world as a dj and obviously wearing sneakers during his trips. We sat down with Lefto to discuss the sneaker culture in Belgium and some other things. Enjoy the bonus! "Here we go yo, here we go yo..."
With this final episode we visit Ido who's the owner of the high-end street wear boutique 290 square meters (290sqm.com) in Amsterdam. Together with Pim we talk about the Journey and what we've learned from the stories. Obviously Ido is sharing his opinion as well and this results in an interesting recap of the IAM1 Journey...
In this episode I'm talking to Vincent also known as Mokum Vinnie. I've met a lot of people who've a strong passion for sneakers but Vinnie hits the van. In this episode we talk about his 3 passions; Hip Hop, Ajax and the Air Max 1. Let's see how intense this passion goes and what kind of stories Vinnie has to share with us all...
The IAM1 Journey: Hans Koeleman
This episode I'm talking with Hans Koeleman who was a professional runner and one of the first Dutch athletes sponsored by Nike. The man have seen it all so is full of great stores... listen & learn!
The IAM1 Journey: Paris Paris
This episode I'm going back. Back into time. Well, not really but at least we're traveling to Paris to talk with some Parisians aka the French like Kevin Duong and Edgar Rosier (Team Patta) sharing stories about the early days of the Air Max 1 in Paris. Obviously it all started here at Centre de Pompidou right? Where Tinker Hatfield got his inspiration from...
The IAM1 Journey: Visiting Woei
The IAM1 Journey: Visiting Woei In this episode I'm lost in Rotterdam on my way to Woei. Like everyone I talk to he's an interesting character as well. Not only by his gesture but mainly because he started with his passion for sneakers his originally titled sneaker store Woei ( woei-online.nl ) two years ago. I'm talking with Woei about Air, fishing, hiphop and much more, so stop reading and start hitting the play button
This episode I'm talking with Hans Koeleman who was a professional runner and one of the first Dutch athletes sponsored by Nike. The man have seen it all so is full of great stores... listen & learn!
The IAM1 Journey: Bread & Butter
In this episode I'm strafin' Berlin at Bread & Butter in search of stories about the Air Max 1. I figured to find the right people over here...
The IAM1 Journey: Visiting Boris
In this episode I'm talking to Boris aka Kale B. Co-founder of Blammo and the Dutch tv show Gamekings (gamekings.tv/). He shared some interesting stories about the AM1 and his view on the topic!
We all can only look back and wonder how the Air Max 1 became bigger than life. To solve this question I went nitpicking in Nike’s history and jumped into the world of shoes, design and sophisticated media strategies to unveil the secret of the Air Max 1.
My journey starts back in 1987, when Tinker Hatfield’s mental product saw the light of day, and ends with the future of the new Air Maxim. Unraveling the secret of the Air Max 1, I got Nike’s full support.
For my research I got the chance to speak with several legends and designers. Stay tuned...
