Tom Sachs

The Nike x Tom Sachs General Purpose Shoe collaboration was one of the most anticipated releases when it was first announced. While the purported goal of the collab was to eschew hype in favor of simplicity, fans couldn't get enough of the understated yet stylish sneaker. Now, the two have…

Tom Sachs managed to create quite the stir on social media with the release announcement of his NikeCraft "General Purpose Shoe." Billed as a basic sneaker, the General Purpose Shoe (GPS) should be the last thing you think about when building your outfit. It's remarkably unremarkable. "Boring," reads the Instagram…

Tom Sachs is doubling down on his earlier NFT project, Rocket Factory, with the release of the Rocket Factory Fanny Pack. You might ask what a fanny pack has to do with NFTs, which is a great question that mixes 90s fashion and 2020s tech trends. The answer is that…

Tom Sachs is one of those contemporary artists that many would consider polarizing. On one hand, carving your name into a Stanley tape measure with a new sticker on it and then selling it for $250 is completely absurd. On the other hand, designing the Nike x Tom Sachs Exploding…

In 2015, Nike began work on a design challenge focused on transforming apparel. Nike's senior design director for apparel special projects, Jarrett Reynolds, was intrigued by the idea of a slimline pack with a quick-deploy poncho that was easily deployed and repacked. Eventually the project ended up in the hands…