Boston retailer Concepts has a storied history of Nike collaborations, crafting intricately detailed shoes with incredible backstories. This week, they have teased a pretty wild new project, combining the Air Max 1 and 93 into a new hybrid model.
Concepts sneaker collaborations have a special way of grabbing our attention, and that of the sneaker community at large. The store has a long history of creating immaculate special projects, diving into the storytelling before even drafting the design of each shoe. Their history with Nike has produced some of the most high-profile releases of the last two decades, from the 2022 Air Max 1 to the numerous “Lobster” SB Dunks. This week, the creative lead, Deon Point, has teased an interesting new project with the Swoosh, hopefully coming this year.
The (potential) next release from Nike and CNCPTS returns to the Air Max 1, the last shoe they collaborated on, but with a pretty wild twist this time. The two appear to be working on a new hybrid model, which fuses the upper of the AM1 with the midsoles from the Air Max 93 into one shoe. Both pairs come in a jet black upper with starry white spots across them, adding colorful iridescent Swooshes and an extended mini Swoosh at the toes that reaches all the way to the heels. Two colors appear to be in the works, one with a green outsole & air bubble and the second in orange. These pieces of the shoe also appear to feature a glow-in-the-dark rubber.
CNCPTS X NIKE AIR MAX 1/93 RELEASE INFORMATION
Currently, there is no official word on a release of the new Air Max project from Concepts and Nike, though we hope to see this hybrid shoe release in 2025. Combining the upper of the AM1 and the sole of the AM93, the starry sky-inspired look will likely be available exclusively through CNCPTS and Nike.
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