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NIKE RIO OLYMPICT&F

Overview
YEAR: 2015
TYPE: WORK
ROLE: DESIGN DIRECTION AND LEAD DESIGNER
CREDITS: NIKE NXT FTW
OTHERS: INVENTOR, PATENT HOLDER

2016 RIO OLYMPIC Superfly elite. The industry first true-to-size and gender-specific sprint spike, trailblazing inclusive design powered by Generative design.


Originally co-created with and for Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, three-time Olympic gold medallist and a ten-time world champion. This patented, groundbreaking Innovation leveraged performance data and Female athlete insights, launching at the 2016 Rio olympics games, and helped to trailblaze inclusive design powered by Generative design.

Lysandre was the project architect and lead designer of what is now considered as the seed of a profound digital transformation of Nike Design.

The Rio 2016 superfly elite was the first project ever at Nike and in the industry to solely use algorithms and machine intelligence to generate a, ready to manufactured or grown overnight, performance product. Not only did we redefined modern aesthetic and performance, this product and it’s mutations were worn by 100’s of world class athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. 45+ Medals, dozen of new PR, statically one of the most successful performance product launch in the history of Nike track and field.

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Nike Superfly 2016 Utility Patent extract
Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce
Nike Superfly 2016 Utility Patent extract


Nike Victory Elite RIO FA16 prototype 3d printed with SLS nylon
Nike Victory Elite RIO FA16 prototype 3d printed with SLS nylon


Nike Superfly Elite RIO FA16
Nike Superfly Elite RIO FA16
Nike Superfly Elite RIO FA16
Nike Superfly Elite RIO FA16


Nike Superfly Elite RIO FA16
Nike Superfly Elite RIO FA16


Nike Victory Elite RIO FA16
Nike Victory Elite RIO FA16


Nike Pre exhibition, photo by Josh Partee


Nike Pre exhibition, photo by Josh Partee
Nike Pre exhibition, photo by Josh Partee


Industry first ever performance product co-created with algorithms.


English Gardner sprinting with the FA16 RIO Olympic superfly elite
Ashton Aeton wearing the FA16 RIO Olympic spike


Alyson Felix wearing the Superfly Elite
Alyson Felix wearing the Superfly Elite


SP 19 NFB Alpha Menace Elite
SP 19 NFB Alpha Menace Elite
SP 19 NFB Alpha Menace Elite

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