Tinker Hatfield: Sole of Art

1. Tinker Hatfield: Sole of Art PechaKucha Presentation by Ethan W.

2. Tinker Hatfield Tinker Hatfield – VP of Design and Special Projects At Nike Bachelor of Architecture Background at Oregon University Track and Field Athlete Started in 1981 at Nike, beginning as a corporate architect (showrooms, stores, outlets) Designed Nike footwear for 30+ years

3. Tinker’s Art Philosophies • Form and Function • Application of the newest technologies • Inside Out

4. Social, cultural, & historical context of artist/ work of art. • Dialogue with Athletes to ensure identity is in shoe wear • Revolutionized Shoe Design • Created the Jordan Brand of shoes within Nike through his popular designs • Turned the Shoe into an artistic canvas

5. Reasons for Selecting Tinker Hatfield

6. Interdisciplinary connections to project. • Shoe Design involves an introspective creative process to ensure the shoe has form, function, and character • Post and Lintel System from Architecture

7. Lesson Activity Shoe Creation Students will create a shoe design that will reflect their personality. They must consider their gender, their age, their likes/dislikes etc when designing their shoe. Begin brainstorming ideas for the shoe.  Adaptation: have students create shoes for another students profile Shoe Remixing Students will bring in shoes from home to “remix” with http://www.vans.com/customculture/

8. Classroom Arrangement, Project Steps and Processes • Drawing and Colouring Utensils • Shoe Design Worksheet/ Templates • iPad App – Sketchbook • Ceramics

9. Process

10. Example images of project.