{"id":473066,"date":"2015-11-19T15:54:20","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T20:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=473066"},"modified":"2022-09-17T14:42:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T19:42:03","slug":"exclusive-tinker-hatfield-details-the-dbdozen-air-jordan-charity-designs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/exclusive-tinker-hatfield-details-the-dbdozen-air-jordan-charity-designs\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive \/\/ Tinker Hatfield Details The #DBdozen Air Jordan Doernbecher Charity Designs"},"content":{"rendered":"

words \/\/ Nick DePaula:<\/strong><\/p>\n

As Nike and the Portland-based Doernbecher Children’s Hospital celebrate the 12th year of their longstanding partnership with this Saturday’s launch of the latest patient-designed Freestyle Collection, the brand has also proudly auctioned off 12 pairs of limited edition Air Jordan XIIs to help raise additional funds for the hospital.<\/p>\n

The twelfth Michael Jordan signature model was originally designed by Tinker Hatfield and Mark Smith for the ’96-97 NBA season, and once again, the tandem has come together to add another layer to the dozen of special edition pairs being auctioned through eBay.<\/p>\n

“Leave it to Mark Smith to go through all of those files and find really colorful and interesting early design sketches,” Tinker explains. “[He came up with] the idea of using a\u00a0high-tech printer and then projecting onto the shoe and printing those drawings that were actually the precursors to the shoes themselves. I think that’s just a brilliant idea.”<\/p>\n

Not only does each shoe feature custom printed artwork along the upper and outsole, they also include Tinker’s iconic signature and his design notes along the box.<\/p>\n

To date, ten pairs of the #DBdozen\u00a0Air Jordans have already been sold over the past month, raising a total of $92,900 for the hospital. The remaining two pairs are each scheduled to\u00a0be listed in a 1-day auction ending tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Check out Tinker Hatfield himself\u00a0discussing the inspiration and detail behind the #DBdozen Air Jordans below. To place your bid on the remaining pairs, you can visit the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital’s official eBay auction page.<\/a><\/p>\n