Rank 1. Nike (NYSE:NKE -1.86%) Air Max Day arrives on March 26 and will showcase three new Air Max 1 colorways to celebrate the proprietary technology’s trailblazing history with new drops 1987: Nike Air Max 1 Father of the Air Max, Tinker Hatfield, found his inspiration for the inaugural design in the architecture of the Centre Pompidou during a visit to Paris. Hatfield, who was trained as an architect, was taken by the building’s inside-out approach ­— with its structure wrapped around the building’s exterior. Nike Air Max Terrascape Plus. Men's Shoes. 2 Colors. $120.97. $185. 34% off. Nike Air Max Plus Nike Air Max Plus. Big Kids' Shoes. 4 Colors. $145. Nike Air Max Plus 3 Released in 1991, the BW’s production was rushed as the brand wasn’t expecting to drop it that year. Tinker Hatfield was once again the lead designer who labelled early sketches of the Air Max BW, “Air Max 4”, as it preceded the Air Max 3 or 90. Contrary to Nike’s marketing as well as the “Bigger Window” name itself, the BW did in The ‘Silver Bullet’ is one of the most legendary colourways in existence. First arriving via the Nike Air Max 97 in the late 1990s, the breakneck design soon tore across multiple models in the Swoosh canon, including the cult classic Nike Tuned. To celebrate the upcoming release of the ‘Silver Bullet 2.0’ at Foot Locker, we took a look SUBSCRIBE TO DNA SHOW HERE: This first prototype model was technically the first Nike shoe and sold at Sotheby's for almost $450,000. The first commercial Nike shoe was a variation of the 'Moon Shoe' with a more refined design. The shoe would go on to be called the Nike Waffle Racer and was first handed out to athletes at US track events. Flashback to ’96: Nike Air Griffey Max. Zack Schlemmer July 21, 2016. 34420. This weekend Ken Griffey Jr. officially becomes a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Being inducted this Sunday The Air Max 97 combines subtle tones of black and grey. It also boasted the much-beloved elephant print on the upper with a teal-colored Max Air unit and Kashima Antler branding on the tongue and heel tab. Download our Footpatrol launches app here for all the latest news and releases. Shop the latest Air Max styles here. Nike Air Max: 12 sneakers that revolutionized the sports shoe. As Nike launches three new models of their signature sneaker reworked by design trio Mark Parker, Hiroshi Fujirawa and Tinker Hatfield to make Nike Air Max Day, we look back at the history of the Nike Air Max, from 1987 to the present day, in 12 iconic sneakers. 1lPvGq.