words // Brennan Hiro Williams
Innovation meets tradition with the new Nike N7 Holiday '13 Collection, featuring a collaboration between Nike and Pendleton Woolen Mills.
To highlight the collection, the two brands developed a special blanket inspired by both Native American dress and Nike Flyknit technology, creating a woven wool piece with unique color tones and shapes. The center of the blanket showcases the Nike N7 mark, with three arrows pointing back and three arrows pointing forward to signify the importance of consideration for past and future generations.
“The goal with the artwork for the Nike N7 Pendleton Woolen Mills Blanket was to bridge the gap between heritage-based, traditional style and current trends in a way that would inspire the entire Nike N7 Holiday 2013 collection,” said N7 Collection designer Derek Roberts.
A portion of the proceeds from sales of the blanket will benefit the American Indian College Fund, the nation's largest provider of scholarships for Native American students.
The blanket also serves as the inspiration for several other notable items in the collection, including a special Roshe Run, Air Force 1 Hi, Windrunner and two graphic tees.
The Pendleton x Nike N7 Collection will be available beginning on Saturday, October 26 at select Nike retailers. The Pendleton x Nike N7 blanket will be available on both Nike.com and Pendleton-USA.com.
