Congratulations to Ryan Holler for winning August's Theme. His Olympic rendering will be one of the finalist for Artist Series Rendering of the Year.
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Submitted by Ryan Holler
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Ryan returns with an all in one shoe: 6 Shox columns like the upcoming VC IV, chrome finish like Air Payton IV, lateral/medial forefoot support design inspired by the Air Garnett III, mid-foot lateral support design taken from the AZG (or "Lebrons"), ankle cutaway & medial velcro attachment similar to the Air Zoom Huarache 2K4, and the lace cover from Air Big Flyer Force. The challenge was to combine all the features in a way that functions and looks good... while not appearing as a cluttered collage.
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Submitted by Saul Maret
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Saul represents his country of France with a solid rendition of an Olympic series shoe. 5 Olympic colors loops around to the "ring" that blends seamlessly into a Shox based system. Can we say the official shoe of the Olympic games? Beyond that, we noticed the pores for breathability. The shoe is backed by solid carbon fiber materials for rigidness, structural integrity and support without adding too much weight to the equation. This is a fine effort that fulfills everything we've asked for in this theme.
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Submitted by Adetokunbo Otabor
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AO takes his game to the next level with this lightweight laceless basketball signature for the 2036 olympics (We are glad to see that Rbk is still around then). The shoe features a springplate at the toe to create lift and thrust as well as improve responsiveness. Midfoot features an automatic elastic lockdown strap the strap at the ankle provides extra support. gold mesh startegically palced allows foot to breaathe while inside shoe.
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Submitted by Warren Bosomworth
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After his futuristic Air Kobe SLR, Warren shows his versatility by turning back the clock to pay tribute to the Blazer. The Blazer high was one of the first shoes introduced into basketball by Nike in 1972. The blazer has been reincarnated for 2004 Olympics, it incorporates the heritage of Nike basketball, the new model has many features including, specialty woven mesh upper to increase breath ability and airflow through the
shoe and heavy embroidered channels to increase lateral stability. A fully molded TPU counter locks the heel in place with no sideways movement, full visible zoom air cushioning, lightweight phylon midsole and durable rubber toe bumper.
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Submitted by Jimi Taylor
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For Jimi, there's only one Olympic event that stands heads and shoulders above the rest: "I am the fastest human to have ever lived". The Puma 100 exhibits the first glimpse of Pumas carriage
technology. The system provides a unique way of
"loading" the human foot into a piece of footwear. As
the foot is placed in the toe box of the shoe, the
heel can be slid into position by hand along carriage
rails. The carriage rails are constructed from a
lightweight but strong plastic, with a structurally
superior hollow cross - section. A ratchet system
locks the heel at various increments. In a method
similar to the old Puma disc system, a thin cylinder
placed on the shoe's heel is then used to fine tune
(tighten / loosen) the fit.
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Submitted by Eric Foenander
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The Nike Huaracheposite 2k4 is based
on and encapsulates design elements from the original Air Huarache runner,
the Jordan VI Olympic reissue, and of course the Zoom Huarache 2k4. The toe
box detailing from the Air Huarache, the "3" in the upper of the Jordan VI
and a hint of clear rubber outsole, as well as the ankle "window" and the
sole outrigger from the 2k4 are all present in the Huaracheposite. The
Foamposite is minimalized in use to minimise the overall weight of the shoe.
The Swoosh on the lateral side is positioned low on purpose, for visual
interest. Included are colourways for Australia and China.
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Submitted by Bryan Calo
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Form fitting uppers with multiple ventilation for breatheability. Adidas AdiPrene cushions the forefoot and Ground Control System (GCS) cushions the heel. Laces are slightly tucked in for a more streamlined look. Interchangeable and adjustable forefoot straps with Velcro and TPU locks up the foot for a more snug fit. The contours for where the threee stripes fall are flex grooves allowing for flexibility, and quicker explosive cuts to the hoop. The forefoot outsole has 3 flexgrooves which splits the bottom outsole into 8 sections, the total opponents team USA will be stomping on to claim the gold medal.
The snug fit straps are worn according to the games. For games 1 to 7, Intense Blue straps for the first half of the game and then a halftime switch to Killer Red straps to put away the opponent for good. Special Black and Gold colorways with an actual 24-karat gold finish are worn for the gold medal game.
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Submitted by Yubo Gong
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Yubo's breaks through into the finals with his Ultraflight 2 Olympic
Edition. It features a elastomeric ankle stability device and Shox Sleek(a
more aerodynamic version of the shox system. The main shot is navy/red/white/gold and
the alternate version is white/navy/red/gold. This two hand drawn sketches have enough details to keep you staring for ages.
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Submitted by Andrew Wakeling
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Andrew's Nike Air Olympia has a leather upper with spandex vamp and inner sock for comfort. the
heel has a carbon fibre moulded foot support and carbon ankle brace to aid
lateral support. It also has a concealed lace system and top velcro bar for added support. The overall clean design could make Andrew a finalist mainstay in the months to come.
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Submitted by Dominique Glover
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Dominique designed the "Nike Orbit 04" mid to have a futuristic look with a
metallic lock down strap. The upper is full with no toe seams, He also
incorporated the Olympic ring colors into the metal rivitsand the American Olympic colours embossed into the rear counter.
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Submitted by Pietro Pellicelli
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Peterflight's converse team shoe is the "altius", which means the "highest and a part of Olympic motto (citius altius fortius). The branding is subtle and almost invisible to pay tribute to the Olympic purest spirit.
The white/gold colourway rappresents every children's dream, the Olympic gold medal.
The choice of Converse brand is to celebrate the tradition of the first basketball sneaker constructor that now shows modern and innovtive technologys to get back on top.
Tradition, innovation and the hunt for the gold...altius!!!
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Submitted by Jake Eadie
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We open the 2004 games with a look back at the Sydney Games of 2000. This is a shoe for the Australian basketball team the "boomers". A boomer is
a full grown male kangaroo and is renowned for its jumping abilites. So Jake decided to
incorparate the Shox system into the shoe for an enhanced bouncing feeling. The colors of the shoe are green and gold to match the Austrialian national colors.
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