2020 Michael Lau x Nike SB Blazer Low “Salvator Michael” CD9586-900

Based off a painting done by Lau for his “COLLECT THEM ALL!” exhibition back in Hong Kong in 2018, the sneaker expresses his concept of “all toys are art, all art are toys.” The Nike SB Blazer Low “Salvator Michael” is primarily made out of canvas, perhaps the most popular conventional textile to paint on. Each piece of fabric is cut at a different angle, providing unique pattern variations in contrast to Lau’s typically clean style. Its upper is designed with patchwork canvas, ghost Swooshes and a text-detailed pull tab. The artist’s signature and special branding is printed on the insole. Staples punctuating the rubber cupsole call to mind those found on a painting’s frame.