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Nike Air Max
Nike Air Max 1 adNike introduced Air cushioning in 1979 with the Nike Air Tailwind, but it wasn’t until nearly a decade later that the brand put their invention on display with the Nike Air Max 1. Legendary footwear designer Tinker Hatfield (you might have heard of him) was inspired by the Pompidou Centre in Paris for the creation. The building inspired the architect to put the technology on visible for all to see much like the building ran all plumbing and electrical conduit on the outside of the building.