不久前在倫敦所舉辦的海外賽中，Kyrie Irving 以一雙全新的 Nike Kyrie 4 亮相(站內報導)，日前負責 Nike Basketball PE 鞋款的 @beensmoove 也向大家分享這雙 ‘London’ 樣式的設計由來。

首先看到鞋底，倫敦賽當天比賽場地於 O2 體育館 (The O2 Arena) 舉行，負責該場館建築的設計師 Richard Rogers 以時間元素來規劃分配，場館有 12 根高 100 公尺黃色柱子穿透屋頂豎立著，代表 1 年有 12 個月、錶面上的 12 個小時，而建築頂篷高為 52 公尺、直徑 365 公尺，則有一年 52 星期、365 天之意，完整呼應格林威治界定世界時區的概念，位於 Kyrie 4 左、右腳鞋底的黃色條紋 (一腳各 6 條) 便是由此汲取靈感。

The O2 Arena is host to some of the biggest events in London, and most recently the 2018 London Games featuring the Celtics & Sixers. To pay homage to the game, the London Kyrie drew inspiration from the 12 pillars that stand 100m tall on top of the arena. Each pillar represents one month out of the year.
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除了體育賽事之外，O2 體育館也舉辦過大型交響樂演奏會，鞋身後段皮面的電繡 “S” 字樣取自小提琴共鳴箱上 F 孔的輪廓，不僅呼應美妙的琴聲，同時也象徵質疑聲音，然而對 Kyrie Irving 來說這只會讓他燃起更強盛的求勝慾望。

The O2 has also been host to some of the greatest symphony’s in recent history. A main piece of an symphony are violins. Within the actual violin there are parts designed into a violin to let the sound out. These designs are referred to as sound holes and have an “S” shape design. Those designs are what cover the upper of the London Kyrie to nod to all the noise and sound that you have to block out in the game of basketball. Critics, haters, doubters are just sounds, let those sounds fall on deaf ears.
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