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Nike Sportswear and The FADER present the first episode of their documentary series covering the music, art and culture of South Africa in 2010.

“Tied Together is an epic journey in response to a global health crisis, HIV/AIDS. NIKE and (RED) want you to Lace Up and Save Lives by moving through the streets of New York, London, Milan, Berlin and Paris, to help fight this disease.

The Tied Together community is invited to participate in the last hour of the race in each of the 5 cities. It is an open call: come to your local Nike Stadium to join the race and pass the baton.

Our 24 ambassadors in each city and their teams will run for 120 consecutive hours starting today at 8pm EST.”

Register here.

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7
Jun 2010

air jordan

The overwhelming demand for those special colors of the Air Jordan 1 inspired the creation of this one-of-a-kind AJ1 that brings together the vibrant colors of the four Eastern Conference Foes that MJ had faced time and again throughout his legendary career into a single bold shoe that is sure to stand out in a crowd. This limited release can now be found exclusively online at Nikestore.com and at Niketown retail locations.

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Andre 3000 covers The Beatles “All Together Now” for this Nike Basketball advert, featuring Kobe Bryant.

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1
Jun 2010

typography

To create awareness for Soccer Aid, an English charity that raises money for UNICEF, designer David Watson from Trebleseven created this typographical poster of all the World Cup 2010 match-ups.

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“Everything is Practice”, a short film with Spike Lee assistant coaching his sons soccer league at the Sara D. Roosevelt Park field in Chinatown, New York. Directed by Jake Sumner. Photography by Nabil Elderkin.

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this is a dope video.

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16
Apr 2010

Nike chase from ilovedust on Vimeo.

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Nike Stickball Tournament from nano on Vimeo.

Nike Sportswear celebrated the start of baseball season and opening day for the NY Yankees by hosting its first ever NSW Stickball tournament and block party, hosted and DJ’d by Q-Tip. The roster of players included 30 NY locals including Asher Roth, Vashti, and Jesse Boykins, who also sang the National Anthem.

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