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"Hey, what's going on y'all? What's up SNKRS Live? My name is Brandon ‘Jinx’ Jenkins, and on behalf of architecture at Nike, I want to welcome you to day two of Virgil Abloh: The Codes here at Rubell Museum in Miami, Florida. Today's discussion is titled Terra Forma..."

"The Evolution of Virgil Abloh and Nike Design. In the evolution of the Terra Forma and the ethos of the Terra Forma is no different than that. Virgil Abloh, along with Shamees Aden and Enrico Carbonere, built this model from the ground up. What design ideas do you feel like are starting to roll..."

"Across the landscape of the shoes you are making? It was a new chapter, but learning from the past. I think that's what really shows through the boot. And the idea was..."

"He always was a very big fan of ACG and we started looking at the catalogs and just pitching him a lot of ideas on, what if we mash up a booth with a sandal? What if we look at ACG?"

"And then we started to talk about music and we were looking at rock festivals and then all of a sudden Fuji Rock in Mount Fuji came up and the whole idea of getting really..."

"Dirty on your shoes and I'm at that festival and I want a piece of footwear that protects me. So what that will look like through the lenses of Nike and Off White collaborating together. They look beautiful."

"I don't know where to start. Shamees is someone... Enrico, I know that you had a heavy hand in his design. Shamees, what are some design items here that you just appreciate about them? For me..."

"Definitely I love the graphic identity that he has on these shoes with the logo that's still here, that's still his trademark with Nike. And I love the way that it's evolved, the graphic language has evolved in that and still keeping the..."

"Iconic Swoosh’s detail as well and the little rectangle orange piece you have here, but I think there's just an incredible silhouette and stance that you have with that. It's a really cool shoe. I mean, when you look at this, it's like you start to add..."

"Them all up. You think about the time you guys spent with Virgil. Are there specific ways in which you work that you feel like he changed you all? For me, it was a very humbling experience getting to know him personally and just working with a.."

"Person that despite his status and his heights in design, he always had time to talk to me and respond to messages. I think what's great is that we are still continuing the.."

"Work and we're able to showcase this shoe and this model and I think there's so many more ideas as well that we could bring because we prototyped so much, so many concepts, not only in lifestyle but also in sports."

"When you start to play it back in your mind, is there a specific level of expertise that you think he brought to the table that you're like, man, I've never seen this before and I haven't seen it since. His innocence on looking at things in a different light."

"He was very authentic and unique on sending things and without filters, very honest. So without big structural thought process..."

"I love that because that would bring the best out of everyone without feeling constricted on, oh, okay, the shoe has to look like this, it has to hit a certain price point, it has to hit a certain consumer. No, that's all come after."

"Creativity should just fly and then you'll find a way to land."

SNKRS Live Highlights - Terra Forma: The Evolution of Virgil x Nike Design