Saturday, 18 August 2012

Nike Flyknit Festival

Last night I attended the opening party of the Nike Flyknit Festival at Aske Gardens in Hackney, to celebrate the Nike Flyknit Collective, a collection of lightweight performance footwear that also brings creativeness and art to the forefront of it's design. 

To open last night there was a show from London-based collective UVA (United Visual Artists), as well as a live DJ, cocktails and food, and what with the great weather we have this weekend it made the perfect Friday night, out in the open. 

There until the 25th August, there are a range of different activities taking place suitable for all ages. 
Aske Gardens
Pitfield Street
N1 6LE. 


Shootin' Hoops - The re-invogoration of Aske Gardens has made it into a vibrant and welcoming public space for sport and the community. 

Performance from UVA.


Yummy Mini Burgers
The lounge area in the Tennis Courts with the live DJ playing Old Skool Garage and Rick Ross was my favourite.

What I wore; Dress H&M, Denim Jacket Primark, Trainers Nike Air Max 90's


The Nike Flyknit Running Shoe. 

Wednesday, 1 August 2012

The Nike Clubhouse

As an attendee of the Nike Training Club as mentioned in a previous post, I was very excited to hear the news that Nike has opened the Nike + FuelStation at Clapham Common.
A digitally enabled sporting clubhouse designed to inspire London's athlete community to #MakeItCount.

Located on the South side of Clapham Common, the FuelStation brings premium experiences and services directly to Athletes of London, and motivating them to be more active throughout the day. 

Designed in-house by the Nike Brand Design team, the space is 384 square metres, and combines futuristic design and architecture with sustainable features as well as the digitally enabled interior. 

The space and services covers a range of experiences;
  • One-to-one consultation with real athletes who are hand selected from the local communities. 
  • A Nike + innovation zone; a digitally enabled space which  brings to like Nike+ experiences and allows runners to join Nikeplus.com and be part of the worlds largest running community.
  • A Nike+ Trail Zone where you can try out the latest Nike+ Digital Sports products for FREE including Nike+ Running, Football, and Training footwear, Fuel bands and the Nike Training Club app. 
  • NIKEiD terminals where you can design your own footwear and apparel (this is my favourite - the amount of hours I have spent designing my own trainers online)
  • Dedicated and FREE daily Nike Training Club classes led by top Nike Master Trainers (speaking from experience - be prepared - they do not go easy on you)
What I love about this, is that it brings the community together, and it is so much more enjoyable working out with others who have the same aim, as you can all encourage and inspire each other. 

There are a range of classes available at different times, that you can simply attend by signing up on the Facebook pages. 

Every Monday, Wednesday at 7pm and Saturday mornings at 10am.

Monday - 19:00 - 20:00
Tuesday - 19:00 - 20:00
Wednesday - 07:00 - 08:00 
Friday - 07:00 - 08:00 
Saturday - 10:30 - 11:30 

Nike Elite Football Live
Every Saturday at selected intervals at 9:30am, 11:30am and 1:30pm. 
Sign up as an individual or as a team by e-mailing fuel.station@nike.com 

Open 7 days a week from 7:30 - 21:00 
Nightingale Walk
SW4 9AE.