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AN OUTDOOR-INSPIRED BOOT, BY #adidas ORIGINALS AND PHARRELL WILLIAMS’ HUMANRACE™, GEARED FOR NEW TERRAINS
Building on the design language of the NMD S1, and the original NMD before it, #adidas Originals and Humanrace™ unveil the #nmds1ryat, a hiking-inspired boot stemming from Pharrell Williams’ renewed love and appreciation for the outdoors.
When the design of the #nmds1ryat commenced, #people were discovering and adjusting to new ways of living. While the shoe was created through a series of 3D prototypes, the design process also sought to reflect the complexities of our present-day reality, incorporating multiple, occasionally contradictory, ideas: material realities and imagined futures, objects of beauty, and tools for performance. The result is a shoe that is sensitive to culture’s ever-shifting tectonic plates, straddling the past and future, individual and community, mountain and metropolis. This is the new performance criteria.
“The RYAT is a cultural artifact and an object for humans pushing forward on our planet,” says Williams of the intent of the shoe.
The #nmds1ryat offers functional design, made from durable materials, in which every element and detail serves a purpose. The shoe’s upper is constructed from a mix of premium suede and leather overlays, while a rubberized TPU mudguard and toecap add to the shoe’s sense of utility. The design is completed with a Boost midsole for ultimate underfoot cushioning and a rugged outsole featuring Trefoil-shaped grip. A predominantly white colorway imagines the idea of future utopias, presented via a frictionless combination of the urban and outdoors.
To accompany the shoe’s release, renowned illustrator Gangbox has offered an interpretation of the design in his signature maximalist style, creating a character who is seemingly equipped for every possibility. Similarly, the visual identity of the #nmds1ryat channels the idea of rugged terrain.
Launching on April 23, 2022, the #nmds1ryat will be available through #adidas.com/pharrell, in-store, and via select retailers.
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