Documentary: Tinker Hatfield: Footwear Design (2017)

Designing to solve a problem for someone.

Reflection
A look into the art of designing footwear (especially shoes) through the eyes of Tinker Hatfield. Tinker's vision of designing for the future, adding meaning and capturing stories is imbibed in all his creations. His story sheds light on the importance of studying the subject and its needs (i.e. the users feet in the realm of footwear design). It also captures the sacrifice, effort and time that goes behind making remarkable designs.

Documentary Details
'Tinker Hatfield's Footwear Design' is the second episode of a Netflix original documentary series called 'Abstract: The Art of Design'. The series highlights artists in the field of design. The series was created by former Wired editor-in-chief Scott Dadich.
Series Name and Year: Abstract: The Art of Design and 2017
Creator: Scott Dadich
Episode Name: Tinker Hatfield: Footwear Design
Episode Director: Brian Oakes
Episode Writer: Chris Chuang (story consultant)
Episode Cinematography: Clair Popkin
Music: Mark Mothersbaugh

Documentary Series Trailer

(Credits: Original creators, speakers and artists for creating this thoughtful and relevant documentary series.)

About Tinker Hatfield

Tinker Linn Hatfield, Jr., (born April 30, 1952, Hillsboro, Oregon) is an American designer of numerous Nike athletic shoe models like Air Jordan 3, the twentieth anniversary Air Jordan XX, and other athletic sneakers including the world's first "cross training" shoes, the Nike Air Trainer. He is one of Fortune magazine's "100 Most Influential Designers" of the 20th century.







 



(Extra) Designers Lane

A TEDxPortland talk by Tinker Hatfield in 2011.

(Credits: Original creators and artists for creating this recording. I am only sharing it here to spread the word and to inspire people all over the world.)

Post Sources
Netflix Documentary Series: https://www.netflix.com/in/title/80057883
Documentary Details:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract:_The_Art_of_Design
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6418656/?ref_=ttep_ep2
Document Series Trailer: https://youtu.be/DYaq2sWTWAA
Tinker Hatfield's Photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tinker_Hatfield.jpg
About Tinker Hatfield: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinker_Hatfield
Designers Lane Video: https://youtu.be/chhymGE3Xb4

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