Ep. 20: Nike designer Ben Nethongkome on the Kyrie 5 - a podcast by Nice Kicks
from 2018-11-06T17:27:25
Presented by Art Of Sport – https://ArtOfSport.com/
Matt Halfhill and Nick DePaula check in with the designer of Kyrie Irving's latest signature model to hear all about the layered details, new Zoom Turbo cushioning and approach to colorways for the season ahead.
0 – Intro
1:50 – Starting points of the Kyrie 5
4:50 – Flytrap inspiration
6:55 – New Zoom Turbo cushioning
8:22 – Hamsa Hand inspiring the grip
9:38 – Additional details Kyrie wanted
10:45 – Adoption around the NBA
12:25 – New NBA color rules
13:45 – Key colorways ahead
17:45 – Keeping an accessible price point
19:22 – Building out the Kyrie franchise of core models
21:06 – Getting to know Kyrie
23:55 – Seeing Kyrie lace up his design for the first time
28:12 – Outro
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