Interview With Jason Petrie, Designer of the Nike Air Max LeBron VII

Jason Petrie grew up in Charlotte, NC, always sketching and doodling as a kid. He started drawing shoes in 7th grade science class, after seeing his first pair of Nike Air Trainer 3s. From that moment he knew he wanted to design shoes for Nike and he has been dreaming up shoes in one form or another ever since. He sold his GI Joe collection to buy his first pair of Nikes that summer and he is still hunting down the right shoe to fill a slot in his collection. After high school he moved to Raleigh, NC to attend North Carolina State University. Jason studied textile technology and industrial design, graduating in 1998. In 2000-2001 while in the graduate ID program at NC State he began posting renderings of his designs online at niketalk.com. He used the online forums to gather feedback and improve his skill level. From those posts he was hired at Fila in Montebelluna, Italy. He jumped at the chance to move to Europe and design shoes for an international brand. He spent a little more than 2 years with Fila working in Italy and Boston, before fulfilling his dream and coming to Nike to create shoes for Nike Basketball in 2003. Jason fondly remembers his first day at Nike. Favorite memories include meeting designers he had revered for years, staring at crazy samples, and seeing the Nike campus for the first time. As part of the Nike Basketball design team, Jason has worked on the Air Max STAT 1, Zoom Sharkley, Zoom FP, Zoom Flightclub, Zoom Alpholution, Huarache 08, Flight

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11 Responses to Interview With Jason Petrie, Designer of the Nike Air Max LeBron VII

  1. adamhieutran says:

    i wonder how this new air max unit will compare with the zoom air used normally
    hopefully its still responsive

  2. expliicitJBeatsXX3 says:

    i would love to see more pics of the white on whites he had on wid tha casual just do it hoodie

  3. dontwakeus says:

    cant wait..i need those

  4. SPARTANBURG864 says:

    i wanna see the black ones!

  5. thawill says:

    the white ones are DOPE

  6. bgkid14 says:

    these lebron is the dopest white/white wooooooo…but i seen them melo m6 concept and they looking pretty dope

  7. gkill24 says:

    I guess he doesn’t like the logo that much if he’s changing his number to 6

  8. TheJprezz says:

    360 air bag.. fail

  9. IceBarragex says:

    nah hes changing it because he said he wants the legend of Jordan to live on, and so instead of 24 he will change his jersey to 6

  10. wchs84eagles says:

    @gkill24 he chose todo that because he doesnt think he can live up to the number of the great MJ, and plus thats the number he wears in the olympics

  11. theprofessor23 says:

    @TheJprezz
    You don’t know nothing about sneakers. That is a Fact!
    FAG*

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