Stars and Slides: The Nike Air Works Program Continues with a 3D-Printed Slip-On from Masyn
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- This time around, LA creative Masyn took inspiration from a scuba suit, constructing a black slip-on with glowing red Air units in the heel and stars embossed on the toebox of the one-piece upper.
- “Seeing my final design for the first time was truly an incredible experience,” Masyn said. “I’ve held and admired thousands of shoes before but never a shoe that I created. It’s been my lifelong dream to collaborate with Nike and being able to do so in this fashion felt unbelievable. That was a moment I’ll remember forever”
- The Nike Air Works shoes won’t be available at retail, with a small batch of each silhouette made for the designers’ friends and family
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Another month, another 3D-printed Air Max. After Nike announced its Air Works design program in March, the brand has been slowly rolling out the resulting 3D-printed Air Max silhouettes ahead of a final collection reveal for Air Max Day next spring. For its third new sneaker reveal, Air Works heads to LA, with a perfectly on-trend slip-on from Masyn.
Slip Into a New Style
Masyn’s Nike Air Works collab uses the least material of the three 3D-printed shoes we’ve seen so far. The first model we saw out of the program from Tasnim Chowdhury featured a monochrome yellow upper with a flowing upper design, while the second pair from Marc Su stacked a space-age sole design and sleek triple-white upper.
This time around, LA creative Masyn took inspiration from a scuba suit, constructing a black slip-on with glowing red Air units in the heel and stars embossed on the toebox of the one-piece upper. “Seeing my final design for the first time was truly an incredible experience,” Masyn said. “I’ve held and admired thousands of shoes before but never a shoe that I created. It’s been my lifelong dream to collaborate with Nike and being able to do so in this fashion felt unbelievable. That was a moment I’ll remember forever.”
Masyn’s Nike Air Works Slip-On Details
The Nike Air Works shoes won’t be available at retail, with a small batch of each silhouette made for the designers’ friends and family. A complete look at all eight pairs is expected for Air Max Day 2027, with more previews expected to roll out before next March. To keep up with all the latest Nike AirWorks news and drop info, download the Sole Retriever App.
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