--- product_id: 252129518 title: "Virgil Abloh. Nike. ICONS (Varia)" brand: "virgil abloh" price: "FREE" currency: EUR in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.fr/products/252129518-virgil-abloh-nike-icons-varia store_origin: FR region: France --- # 11.75in height - impressive presence 352 pages - deep dive content Swiss binding - open spine design Virgil Abloh. Nike. ICONS (Varia) **Brand:** virgil abloh **Price:** FREE **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Summary > 🔥 Step into the future of sneaker culture with Virgil Abloh’s ICONS – where art meets innovation! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Virgil Abloh. Nike. ICONS (Varia) by virgil abloh - **How much does it cost?** FREE with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.fr](https://www.desertcart.fr/products/252129518-virgil-abloh-nike-icons-varia) ## Best For - virgil abloh enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted virgil abloh brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Collector’s Edition Hardcover:** A visually stunning, durable hardcover with Swiss binding that showcases the book’s unique production and craftsmanship. - • **Cultural & Creative Inspiration:** Fuel your creativity with a rich lexicon and essays by top industry voices, perfect for professionals seeking fresh design insights. - • **Iconic Sneaker Culture Reimagined:** Explore Virgil Abloh’s groundbreaking collaboration with Nike that transformed 10 legendary sneakers into wearable art. - • **Architectural & Avant-Garde Design:** Experience a fusion of Dadaism, industrial design, and sculptural innovation that challenges traditional sneaker aesthetics. - • **Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Access:** Dive into original texts, prototypes, and Nike archives revealing the creative genius behind The Ten collection. ## Overview Virgil Abloh’s ICONS (Varia) is a 352-page hardcover book documenting the revolutionary Nike x Off-White collaboration, The Ten. Featuring detailed visuals, original design notes, and a unique Swiss binding, this collector’s edition offers an in-depth look at how Abloh deconstructed and redefined iconic sneakers through avant-garde artistry and industrial design principles. Essential for fashion, design, and sneaker culture enthusiasts aiming to stay ahead of the creative curve. ## Description In 2016, sportswear manufacturer Nike and fashion designer Virgil Abloh joined forces to create a sneaker collection celebrating 10 of the Oregon-based company’s most iconic shoes. With their project The Ten―which reimagined icons like Air Jordan 1, Air Max 90, Air Force 1, and Air Presto, among others―they reinvigorated sneaker culture. Virgil Abloh’s designs offer deep insights into engineering ingenuity and burst with cultural cachet. Drawing on the genius of the original shoe using lettering, ironic labels, collage, and sculpting techniques, Abloh played with language and sculptural elements to construct new meaning. Inspired by the wit of Dadaism, architectural theory, and avant-garde happenings, he analyzed what makes each shoe iconic and deconstructed it into an artistic assemblage, making each shoe into a piece of industrial design, a readymade sculpture, and a wearable all at once. ICONS traces Abloh’s investigative, creative process through documentation of the prototypes, original text messages from Abloh to Nike designers, and treasures from the Nike archives. We find Swooshes sliced away from Air Jordans and reapplied with tape or thread, Abloh’s typical text fragments in quotation marks on Air Force 1, and All Stars cut into pieces. We take a look behind the scenes and witness Abloh’s DIY approach, which gave each model in the Off-WhiteTM c/o Nike collection its own unique touch. His deconstructive vocabulary is reflected in the Swiss binding, which showcases an open spine and discloses the production of the book. The book documents Abloh’s cooperative way of working and reaffirms the power of print. For its design Nike and Abloh partnered with the acclaimed London-based design studio Zak Group. Together they conceived a two-part compendium, equal parts catalog and conceptual toolbox. The first part of the book presents a visual culture of sneakers while a lexicon in the second part defines the key people, places, objects, ideas, materials, and scenes from which the project grew. Texts by Nike’s Nicholas Schonberger, writer Troy Patterson, curator and historian Glenn Adamson, and Virgil Abloh himself frame the collaborative work within fashion and design history. A foreword by Hiroshi Fujiwara places the project within the historical continuum of Nike collaborators. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Dimensions | 29.7 x 25.5 x 3 cm | | Edition | 1st | | Isbn 10 | 383658509X | | Isbn 13 | 978-3836585095 | | Item Weight | 2.31 kg | | Language | English | | Print Length | 352 pages | | Publication Date | 15 Nov. 2020 | | Publisher | TASCHEN | ## Images ![Virgil Abloh. Nike. ICONS (Varia) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71WlaSfm6iL.jpg) ![Virgil Abloh. Nike. ICONS (Varia) - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/8175a+kydEL.jpg) ![Virgil Abloh. Nike. ICONS (Varia) - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71ieYBRdWDL.jpg) ![Virgil Abloh. Nike. ICONS (Varia) - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71bRqcjYieL.jpg) ![Virgil Abloh. Nike. ICONS (Varia) - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71f2S8R69hL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Quality product. A must-have *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 19 March 2023* Arrived a day sooner. Well packed, the integrity of the book was well preserved by the plastic wrap up.The book content itself it’s displayed beautifully And creatively. It can stimulate the readers creativity and every time a boost or technical idea is needed. And of course it does look good anywhere, great visual piece. I recommend. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I brought this for my daughter and she loved it *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 27 December 2024* I bought this for my daughter for Christmas and she loved it ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Cool book *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 10 July 2024* It was a present for my brother and he loves it. ## Frequently Bought Together - Virgil Abloh. 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