Nick DePaula: Jordan Trunner
It’s easy to like the IV, the Air Max One, the Trainer 1 or the XI. Because they’re all incredible shoes and game changing designs.
One of my favorite designs of Tinker’s through the years is actually the original Jordan Trunner.
Tinker isn’t only just a great artist, he’s also the industry’s greatest problem solver and most innovative mind. Throughout his 30 years of designing sneakers, he created new categories altogether and laid the foundation for the design language of entirely new styles of footwear.
The Trunner, Jordan Brand’s first foray into off-court fitness, is a perfect Tinker design. It’s performance first, with just enough familiar cues and unique flair to make it both timeless and boundary pushing. To this day, it can still go head-to-head with any trainer.
Happy birthday Tinker, and thanks for the imagination through the years.
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