Jeff Staple Didn’t Get The Credit For These Nike Air Max Collaborations

John Kim November 5th, 2018 (updated)

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After exploring the origins of Stash’s Nike Air Classic BW and the hilarious backstory to Dave Ortiz’s Air Max 90 “Bacon”, we now turn our attention to another NYC-based legend in sneakers – Jeff Staple. Known across the globe as the orchestrator of the “Pigeon” Dunks, Jeff has worked on and endless number of projects with several brands across the board. However, his many projects with Nike are not only overlooked, but many don’t even know that it was him and his Reed Space shop that were behind them. We caught up with Jeff Staple to get the full story behind some of these shoes, so watch below. Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel to get a first look at these videos and other features.

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John Kim, Editor-in-Chief

John Kim is the current Editor-in-Chief of Sneaker News, taking over the role in 2014 after joining the company in 2009. Born and raised in Queens, NY, John has published interviews with Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Anthony Edwards, Pusha T, Pharrell, and more. He is considered among the most trusted voices in the industry and is a fixture at important brand events across the globe.