On this episode of the SoleSavy Podcast, we have the honor of being joined by OHSU Patient Designer Riddhi Mahajan. Riddhi is 15 years old & part of this year’s Nike Freestyle program. She was assigned an Air Jordan 1 Low for this year’s collection. She shares with us how she was selected into the program, why Serena Williams is her favorite athlete, what the overarching theme of the shoe is, as well as her favorite design detail.
Timestamps
00:55 Intro to Riddhi
1:48 Serena Williams: Favorite Athlete
3:19 Tennis Inspiration on the shoe
4:12 Getting into the DB Freestyle program
5:35 Working on the AJ1 Low
6:23 Working with the Nike Design Team
7:15 Favorite part of the design process
9:40 The overarching theme for the shoe
10:32 Taking inspiration from the sun for color scheme
13:54 First time seeing the sneaker
14:43 What are you hoping people feel when they hold your shoe for the first time?
15:55 Favorite detail of the shoe