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Michael Vick as a minotaur by Simon Bisley

Michael Vick as a minotaur by Simon Bisley - -a Nike ad from several years ago.

*Buy Slaine: The Horned God at Amazon.

Kobe Bryant in Black Mamba, directed by Robert Rodriguez

I guess he's fully embraced the ridiculous nickname he gave himself - - Kobe Bryant in Black Mamba, directed by Robert Rodriguez and starring Danny Trejo and Bruce Willis. Here are his latest shoes:

Here's the origin of the name:

Bryant started calling himself "Black Mamba" a few years ago, explaining to ESPN, "The mamba can strike with 99% accuracy at maximum speed, in rapid succession. That's the kind of basketball precision I want to have."

Here's Black Mamba by Joe Alterio:

And here's a Black Mamba t-shirt that sold out quickly:

*Buy Black Mamba t-shirts at eBay.

Green Lantern's Ring, perhaps?

One of Nike's promotional stunts surrounding the national championship game:

Lightwave International uses over 200Watts of full-color direct-diode and OPS lasers to brand Camelback Mountain for thousands of fans at the 2011 Fiesta Bowl. These images were photographed from the Bud Light Fiesta grounds at sunrise.

The face of the mountain, approximately 2 miles from the laser projectors, becomes a canvas for a laser light show during the festivities. Projected images include massive versions of 'JUST DO IT.' The Oregon Ducks 'O' and the Nike Swoosh. The projected images are many hundreds of feet wide and using the world's largest full-color entertainment lasers.

*Buy laser pointers at Amazon.

Those Oregon Ducks uniforms

Before

and after the game promotional images by Wieden + Kennedy for Oregon and Nike

Here's a long explanation (defense?) by Nike about why the uniforms looked that way.

*Buy mascot bobbleheads at Amazon.

Nike+ SportWatch GPS

Now that my boys are getting older, I hope to start running again. The Nike+ SportWatch GPS looks intriguing:

Starting April 1st, get the extra push you need with the Nike+ SportWatch GPS powered by TomTom. Not only does it track what you do, it tracks how you do it, then makes you want to do it again and again. Here's how:

It's accurate.
The Nike+ SportWatch GPS combines the accuracy of GPS with the shoe-based Nike+ sensor to track time, pace, distance, calories burned, and heart rate. So you have your whole running history in the palm of your hand.

It'award-winning.
The watch just won two CES (Consumer Electronics Show) Innovation Awards in the Health and Wellness and Personal Electronics categories. Which is kind of a big deal considering that CES is the world’s largest consumer tech tradeshow.

It's motivating.
Onscreen run reminders help get you out the door. You also get props for personal records.

It's inspiring.
The watch connects to NikePlus.com so you can view completed runs, set new goals, and interact with a community of almost 4 million runners around the world.

Can't wait to see how expensive it is. Via.

*Buy Swatches at eBay.

Nike Lunar Orbits and Nike Lunar Macleays

Nike Lunar Orbit+, part of the Spring 2011 line. Via.

Lunar Macleay available in this Japanese shop.

Dr. Dunkenstein t-shirt

Nike Dr. Dunkenstein t-shirt on sale here. Via.

*Buy Frankenstein toys at eBay.

1. Looking for some art ideas? How about these Star Wars horror film names. For example: Nosferatu-D2.

2. Please, please let Nike Grid come to Los Angeles (especially Sherman Oaks). It's explained here. Via.

3. Video of a kitten playing with a French Bulldog's ear.

*Buy pet costumes at Amazon.

Nike Zvezdochka and more by Marc Newson

All text is courtesy of the Gagosian Gallery. I've added the links and appropriate images.

Marc Newson is one of the most accomplished and influential designers of our time. He has worked across a wide range of disciplines designing everything from furniture, household objects, watches, clocks, and clothing, to interior designs for restaurants and shops and interiors for private and commercial aircraft, to a concept car and a space plane.

To coincide with Newson's exhibition "Transport," which opens at Gagosian West 21st Street on September 14, Gagosian Shop will present several recent limited edition products that he has created for Nike and luxury brands such as Jaeger-LeCoultre and Ikepod. All limited editions are for sale.

In 2004, Newson designed the ingenious Zvezdochka trainer for Nike, inspired by his observation of Russian cosmonauts in training. To mark the exhibition, a limited number of pairs will be released in new colors Aegean Blue and Mahogany.

Newson’s recent timepieces include the editioned Atmos 561, a clock powered by temperature change and encased in Baccarat crystal that he designed for the prestigious watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre; and the Ikepod Hourglass, a borosilicate-glass chronometer containing millions of stainless-steel nanoballs, which he launched at this year’s edition of Baselworld, the world’s leading clock and watch fair. Newson has reconceived the traditional hourglass using twenty-first-century materials, producing a futuristic version of one of history’s earliest timepieces.

Lunar Rock Edition is a limited edition produced by Taschen Publishers of Norman Mailer's historic reportage "Moon Fire" of 1969 with a special case designed by Newson. Inspired by the Apollo 11 Lunar Excursion Model, the surface of the case is an actual 3D topography of the moon, fashioned from a single piece of aluminum. Each of the twelve cased editions is accompanied by a separately packaged, authentic and documented piece of lunar rock ranging in weight, size and color.

Posters from the “Transport” exhibition, signed by Newson will be available, as well as recent publications on his work.

Here's the Gagosian webstore. Via.

*Buy books featuring Marc Newson's designs at Amazon.

Tron-esque Nikes

Nike Lunar Mariahs - - there are several on sale in various colorways at eBay.

Via these sites.

*Buy Tron toys at Amazon.

Dutch World Cup Merchandise

Some of the Dutch World Cup merchandise available at Nike. Via.

*Previously: Yellowman cycling jerseys.

*Buy soccer jerseys at Amazon.

If Delirium of the Endless wore Nikes

Dunk Hi Rainbow from the Nike Sportswear Fall 2010 Collection, where dayglo will apparently be all the rage:

Via these sites.

Here's a few more subtle shoes that have recently caught my eye:

Supra Gray Suede.

Nike Air Mariah ND.

Offspirng x Vans Authentic Pack.

Ronnie Fieg x Asics Gel Lyte III Super Red. Via these fine sites.

*Previously: Nike shoe/aquarium.

*Buy glow in the dark toys at Amazon.

Nike 78 gallery now online (link roundup)

Most of the entries in the Nike 78 project I previously mentioned have now been posted here.

And a few more links:

1. Interview with Gizmodo's Brian Lam.

2. Starship viewing platform desktop wallpaper. Via.

3. Orlando forward Mickael Pietrus won a $17,000 bet by not cutting his hair all season.

*Previously: If Giger designed shoes for Nike.

*Buy Nike posters at eBay.

Nike shoe/aquarium

"NIKE78 is an exciting new project created by Paul Jenkins and inspired by NIKE. Creatives involved will receive a brand new pair of NIKE shoes and will be asked to use sport as inspiration to challenge their function. The project will be documented on this website and after the shoes have been collected, an exhibition showcase is planned for the London Design Festival 2010."