NEWS

I’VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS WEBSITE FOR 20 YEARS AND I’M STILL TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT… I FELT INSPIRED TO IMPROVE UPON IT AFTER BEING SO INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTED BY THE COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURE ON THE NIKE SNKRS APP TODAY. I HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO, BUT SO DOES NIKE. THERE IS NO FINISH LINE.

MARCH 11TH, 2023

WHILE I KNOW THAT MANY OF YOU ARE IN LOVE WITH THE AIR JORDAN 3 CEMENTS, I FOR ONE AM NOT. I DO APPRECIATE ITS PLACE IN HISTORY AND RECOGNIZE THE EFFORT THAT TINKER PUT INTO THE SHOE BACK IN 1987 BUT THERE ARE ELEMENTS OF THE SHOE’S DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION THAT I HAVE ALWAYS QUESTIONED BUT THIS NEW REIMAGINED PAIR OF 3’S ARE NOT AN IMPROVEMENT AS I MIGHT HAVE EXPECTED. IN FACT THEY ARE WORSE AND THE MULTIPLE PAIRS THAT I HAD ACCESS TO WERE SO BAD THAT I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THAT THEY HAD EVEN BEEN ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE FACTORY FLOOR. I NEED TO GET SOME SLEEP BUT I WILL RETURN TO UPDATING THESE PAGES TOMORROW.

DECEMBER 30TH, 2022

I AM VERY HAPPY TO REPORT THAT I OWN BOTH THE AIR JORDAN 1 CHICAGO AND NOW THE AIR JORDAN 2 CHICAGO’S FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE THANKS TO A VERY CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE. THESE SHOES REPRESENT VERY SIGNIFICANT STEPS FORWARD IN BOTH SHOE DESIGN LANGUAGE AND TECHNOLOGIES AS WELL AS IN THE MATERIALS USED AT THE TIME. I DECIDED TO POST THIS IMAGE HERE AS AN EARLY EXAMPLE OF PRODUCT DESIGN AESTHETIC THAT HAS CONTINUED TO INSPIRE ME FOR THE PAST 36 YEARS.

JANUARY 15TH, 2021

SINCE COVID THE WORLD HAS NOT BEEN THE SAME AND I DON’T EXPECT THAT IT WILL EVER RETURN TO “NORMAL” BUT I CAN STILL FIND PLENTY OF EXAMPLES OF THE BEAUTY THAT STILL SURROUNDS US. JUST LOOK AT THIS IBM SELECTRIC 3 FROM 1980! I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO SPENDING SOME QUALITY TIME WITH THIS MACHINE AS IT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE I’LL BE GOING BACK ON TOUR ANY TIME SOON…

SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2021

IN LESS THAN TWO MONTHS I WILL BE BACK IN NEW YORK CITY TO RUN IN THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NEW YORK CITY MARATHON. WHILE I AM BOTH EXCITED AND ANXIOUS ABOUT THAT OPPORTUNITY, I WILL ALSO BE TRAVELING TO PAY MY RESPECTS TO THOSE WHO HAD LOST THER LIVES IN THE EVIL AND CALCULATED TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE WORLD TRADE CENTER BUILDINGS WHICH TOOK PLACE TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY. I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE SEEN THOSE MAGNIFICENT TOWERS REBUILT TO THEIR FORMER GLORY. I WILL NOT FORGET. PHOTO CREDIT/MODEL: ALISA LEVINSON