Taking a deep dive into Virgil Abloh's influential collaboration with Nike, Taschen lift the lid on this watershed moment in sneaker culture with ICONS.
Back in 2016, Virgil Abloh partnered with Nike to reimagine 10 of the Beaverton brand’s most iconic sneaker styles. They quickly became go-to grails of many, with intrinsic elements of iconic silhouettes deconstructed and key features brought to the forefront. Finally revealing the secrets in ICONS, Abloh documents the partnership, the design processes and the cultural history that inspired it all.
Nike. ICONS By Virgil Abloh is available online now at END.