Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture

Out of the Box, a groundbreaking travelling exhibition showcases sneakers from the mid-nineteenth century to present-day cultural icons is summarized here in Rizzoli's carefully curated edition. The exhibit drew from the collection of the Beta Shoe Museum and significant private collectors, museums and archives - including adidas, Converse Archives, Nike Archives and more. The selection is richly contextualized with interviews and essays by design innovators and sneaker collectors along with also highlighting sneakers and prototype drawings that span the career of Nike sneaker design legend Tinker Hatfield, making this the definitive illustrated history of sneaker culture.