Dylan Raasch

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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 11:30am to 12:00pm
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Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks

On Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 11.30 a.m. Joseph Gallivan interviews sneaker designer Dylan Raasch [PRONOUNCED ROSH] about the show Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks, which is on now at the Portland Art Museum until August 11. 

Raasch is a former Artistic Director at Nike. He talks about the challenges of designing for mass manufacturing, the use of AI tools in design and collaboration, and how he is inspired by meditation and making music. Raasch designed Nike's Roshe Run lifestyle shoe, which sold over 40 million pairs.

This show was recorded on an iPhone 14 on March 18 and edited by Joseph Gallivan.

Read about Dylan's fave products here.

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: 

https://portlandartmuseum.org/event/future-now-virtual-sneakers-to-cutting-edge-kicks/

Overview

In partnership with the Bata Shoe Museum in Canada and the American Federation of Arts, Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks is a groundbreaking new exhibition that features nearly 60 futuristic footwear designs pushing the boundaries of what footwear can be. 

Featuring an incredible mix of fashion, design, gaming, new media, architecture, and material arts as well as sustainable and collaborative practices, the exhibition features work by designers as diverse as Rem D. Koolhaas and Zaha Hadid, innovators Mr. Bailey and Salehe Bembury, as well as designs made in collaboration with fashion icons Rick Owens, Stella McCartney, and Yohji Yamamoto, and top gaming and innovation companies such as PlayStation, Gravity Sketch, and more. 

“The future is always being shaped by the present. The exhibition includes many incredible and innovative new footwear designs that are promising to transform what we will wear tomorrow. From sneakers created to address issues related to sustainability and inclusion to shoes that blur the line between the real world and the metaverse, this exhibition explores how forward-looking creators are helping us step into the future.” — Elizabeth Semmelhack, Director and Senior Curator, Bata Shoe Museum

 

 

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Joseph Gallivan has been a reporter since 1990. He has covered music for the London Independent, Technology for the New York Post, and arts and culture for the Portland Tribune, where he is currently a Feature Writer. He is the author of two novels, "Oi, Ref!" and "England All Over" which are available on Amazon.com

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