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Nike Doernbecher Freestyle Collection

Nike Doernbecher Freestyle Collection

Sneakerheads everywhere were upset to hear that the online release of the Air Jordan 6 Doernbecher was premature and resulted in refunds, not sneakers. But tomorrow, the chance to grab these charity-benefiting sneaks at 21 Mercer St. in NYC.

The whole collection will be available. That means a Jordan 6 Retro, Zoom Paul Rodriguez 3, Air Force 1 ‘07 LE, Air Zenyth, Dunk HI Skinny and a Shox NZ will release in various colorways and treatments. If you recall from past articles on this collection, children from the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital designed these and all proceeds from shoe sales benefit programs at Doernbecher, the pediatric center serving the Oregon and greater Northwest areas.

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Nike Air Yeezy Doernbecher Art

Nike Air Yeezy Doernbecher Art

From the same artist who did the Doernbecher Freestyle Art Collection comes this Nike Air Yeezy piece of work.

Like the other pieces artist Krupky did, he had only one shot at this, even though it meant destroying one of the decade’s biggest sneakers. Krupky turned the Air Yeezy’s into something that actually flies–an airplane. Uppers serve as wings, soles as the cabin and the laceholders even look like jet afterburners. The stand lights up like a runway in the dark, just like the Yeezy soles. This is the final piece of the Doernbecher freestyle collection, with proceeds from its sale going to the children’s hospital.

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Doernbecher Auction Shoe Art

Doernbecher Charity Auction ArtWe’ve covered art that’s shoe-inspired before, like the “Junk Art” Terminator or Shepard Fairey’s MJ Prints, but now we have a group of pieces done for the Doernbecher Auction that’s shoe-contructed, or rather, shoes deconstructed.

By breaking down each pair of the kid-designed Nikes and rearranging them across a canvas, Vincent Clervi put a new spin on each design. Using a pair of Jordan VIs, Nike Shox, Dunks, P-Rod IIIs, AF1s and Air Max Zeniths, Vincent laid out the pieces using inspirations from each child’s own design elements. Like the other Doernbecher pieces, including the 1 of 1 black-on-tan Yeezy that went for almost $17,000, these pieces were auctioned and sold to benefit the charity organization.

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Air Jordan 1 Hi Doernbecher Freestyle “Mr.Boober”

Doernbecher Air Jordan HiDoernbecher Children’s Hospital has been working with Nike every year to help raise money to fund research and basic operations. Every year as you all know five shoes from the Doernbacher series drop and the money from those sales are contributed to the hospital. These were designed by Tony Taylor Jr., nicknamed Mr. Boober, who battled Nephrotic Syndrome and underwent a successful kidney transplant at the hospital.

Jayson Mayden and Estelle Maranan guided Tony with his vision of the project and the inspirations took inspiration from the very experiences of his life.

These are the second Air Jordans to be part of the Doernbecher Freestyle project.  Last year we saw the Doernbecher Air Jordan 2.

This shoe will release November 14th along with four other Doernbecher children designed shoes. Thanks to SoleCollector for the pictures and story.

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