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Kyiv designer created the concept of Nike sneakers in honor of the «Mriya» aircraft

Kyiv designer Danya Shulipa presented the concept of sneakers dedicated to the world’s largest aircraft Ukrainian An-225 «Mriya». It is based on a classic white pair of Nike Air Force 1

The bottom of the sneakers reproduces the design of the aircraft in detail: these are two horizontal yellow and blue stripes, complemented by a small Ukrainian flag and the word «Mriya».

«I have changed a lot internally as an artist, I reflected on my past projects, realized my mistakes and that I want to continue investing in the creation and popularization of Ukrainian cultural products, primarily for Ukrainians, — Danya explains in his commentary to DTF Magazine. — On August 24th, I was looking at photos from last year’s Independence Day parade and saw a photo of the «Mriya». It was the first time I had seen the plane live, and it made an incredible impression on me. And then during a conversation about aviation it clicked in my head that “I should make the Mriya“».

In 2019, Danya showed the first concept of a Nike Air Force 1 model dedicated to American military planes: «I latched onto the name of the Air Force sneakers and thought I should make sneakers that looked like airplanes».

 

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Допис, поширений Danya Shulipa (SHU) (@danya.shulipa)

That same year at the DTF Conference, he presented the design to Highsnobiety co-founder Jeff Carvalho, after which the American edition team wrote about the model in one of their articles.

 

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Допис, поширений Danya Shulipa (SHU) (@danya.shulipa)

The largest aircraft in the world, the Ukrainian An-225 «Mriya», was destroyed in an air attack by the russian military on an airfield in the city of Hostomel, Kyiv region on February 27.

 

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