{"id":202386,"date":"2012-03-02T23:25:16","date_gmt":"2012-03-03T05:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nicekicks.com\/?p=202386"},"modified":"2022-09-16T04:22:50","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T09:22:50","slug":"tinker-hatfield-design-a-shoe-in-hour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/tinker-hatfield-design-a-shoe-in-hour\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinker Hatfield: “I can design a shoe in about an hour.”"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you recall, we shared with you part of our conversation with Tinker Hatfield on the inspiration, availability and evolution of the Air Jordan 2012. Today, we share with you an even deeper part of our conversation with the mastermind in regards to his design process. In this installment, Tinker Hatfield discusses his new design techniques, his creation of the Nike Zoom Vapor 9 Tour in front of Roger Federer, and his ability to now design a shoe in about an hour.<\/p>\n
On switch from pencil and paper to iPad: <\/strong><\/p>\n “I was not into it (designing off of an iPad) at first because it was all mouse-driven, and I just was never comfortable with that because I’m used to drawing. Then, it started becoming more natural to me. It’s really cool now.”<\/em><\/p>\n On his iPad design experience with Roger Federer: <\/strong><\/p>\n “A couple of years ago, I sat down with Roger Federer in Paris after the French Open and designed a shoe right in front of him on the iPad in like 30 minutes. He was like, ‘How did you do that?'” <\/em><\/p>\n “I had a meeting with him, and I sketched the shoe right in front of him. I then went back to my hotel, dolled it up a little bit more and sent it back to him. So, he got another drawing that was even more wild, and he freaked out. He couldn’t believe it. That’s the Vapor 9. For tennis, it’s a revolutionary, new shoe.”<\/em><\/p>\n