^^^24 has nothing to do with Kobe...#24 has to do with Loopwheeler machine and it spins at 24 rpm.

Number 10 is allocated to Nike Sportswear for being the playmaker while Loopwheeler is assigned 24 to represent the number of revolutions per minute on one Loopwheeler machine.





�Amazing how slower is better. Quality is time. Craft beats mass. 100% organic cotton, slow-spun at 24 rpm is a testament to a vision. The AW77 Loopwheeler material is woven on rotating looms in the only factory of its kind -- anywhere. The yarn never comes under tension. The relaxed fabric is supremely soft. Under the watchful eye of craftsmen, a mere handful of the AW77 hoodies can be made each day in Japan. Flat-lock stitched to a level of comfort and durability, nearly impossible to match.


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Freshness Feature: Nike and Loopwheeler

Interview with Satoshi Suzuki – Owner, Loopwheeler
Produced by: Dan Hwang (DAN H.)

Loopwheeler is a brand built on a foundation of quality craftsmanship that has earned them a partnership with NIKE.  Nike Sportswear has seen the illustrious heritage of Nike come alive with vigor and excitement, thanks in no small part to Loopwheeler.  The partnership sought to use the elegance of Loopwheeler’s design process to both revive and reinvent some of Nike’s most historic pieces.  For further insight into the Loopwheeler X Nike project read the interview.

Nike and Loopwheeler sharing the obsession for quality and craftsmanship.

It’s the obsession of quality and craftsmanship that drives Nike designers to create the most premium products. It was that obsession that drove Nike Design Director, Jarett Reynolds, to seek out Mr. Suzuki of Loopwheeler during a stay at Nike’s Tokyo Design Studio (TDS). Fleece is a part of sportswear DNA and as a Nike designer, Mr. Reynold’s has been obsessed with the material since day one. Loopwheeler, a brand based in Japan, is a company revered for their high-grade fleece. And so it happened that during Reynold’s stay in Japan, he began working together with Mr. Suzuki to create some of Nike’s most premium and iconic Nike Sportswear products.

A marriage of obsession, the Nike Sportswear products resulting from this relationship embody all Nike and Loopwheeler stand for – supreme quality and meticulous craftsmanship. Working closely with Loopwheeler, one of the only manufacturers in the world that still makes their cotton fabric on the original loop wheel machines, Nike has crafted iconic Nike Sportswear products that are practically handmade. Created though an incredibly detailed process, the Nike Sportswear products created with Loowheeler are extremely limited in quantity with an unsurpassed quality.

When did you first develop your passion for clothing and materials?

It was with a sweatshirt that my mom bought me. It was made using a loopwheel machine. I still remember the sensation of the lining when I wore it which was soft and comfortable. It was that sweatshirt that started my passion for materials and clothing.

What was your motivation to create Loopwheeler?

The loopwheel fabric has the best texture and it makes perfectly original sweatshirts. Japan is the only country that still has the technology to knit loopwheel fabric for sweatshirts and there are only 200 loopwheel machines left in the world.

When did you first become interested in clothing and materials?

It was when I was going to a grade school (in late ‘60’s). Nowadays I recollect that the lining material of a sweat shirt that my mom bought me was made using loopwheel machine. I still remember the sensation when I wore it within my brain and with all my body, which was soft and snug. I think it was when I started to grow special attachment to materials and clothing.

Is this the first time you have worked with another company, tell us about some of the other works?

Products for Studio Ghibli, the most renowned animation studio represented by Hayao Miyazaki. We are designing and producing limited products to be sold exclusively at the shop in the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka. Collaboration product with Beams Plus: We design and produce exclusive special make-ups to be sold at Beams Plus shops around the country. Product design and production for Ships Woman’s. Product design and production for kids, titled “Kodomo (=Kids’) Beams Project.

 

I also have these 2 pieces...

 

im hunting for these 2...

 

Quality is amazing

 

Nike Sportswear NSW 800 Goose Down Vest Fall/Winter 2010

A solid new goose down vest has released from the Nike Sportswear NSW Fall/Winter 2010 Collection. The vest comes in a mix of nylon and premium leather, featuring some nice details, while keeping an overall clean look. The vest is now available from NOS.

 

Nike Sportswear DWR Twill Classic Trail Run Jacket

Nike Sportswear has served up a pair of new lightweight jackets for the fall season. The DWR Twill Classic Trail Run Jacket offers a breathable repellent frame paired with contrasting zipper and pull chord accents. The jacket offers a sealed zipper shroud at the front and pocket for increased water resistance. The jacket is offered in tan with red highlights and black with dark blue highlights and blends pleasing aesthetics with technical sophistication, priced at ¥18,900. Available now at NOS.

 

Nike Sportswear Athletics Far East Collection

Influenced by Japanese manufacture, Nike Sportswear is taking a grassroots approach by unveiling their newest line, the NSW Far East Collection. Melding athletic aesthetics with quality textiles and leathers that would be seen used by contemporary fashion brands, the NSW Far East collection consists of Nike’s traits such as Lunar Foam, luminous colors, and respect to the stylings that were birthed with the brand. Hints of Blue Ribbon Sports and the Japanese artistry of sportswear are seen throughout the NSW Far East Collection. An abstract video of the line gives the viewer a quick look at what is seen in the lookbook.

















ATHLETICS FAR EAST from Amazing Grace on Vimeo.

ATHLETICS FAR EAST from Amazing Grace on Vimeo.

 

im looking to purchase the varsity too but does the leather compared to these?

Im looking to upgrade...