Wilson W. Smith III
October 25, 2007
Check In: 7pm
Presentation: 7:30pm
Location:
Full Sail - building behind Chilis
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Wilson W. Smith III is a Design Director at Nike, Inc., Beaverton, Oregon. Becoming a Senior Designer in 1990, Mr. Smith had been involved primarily with the concepts of Nike's Cross Training and Basketball products. Establishing the design direction for Tennis footwear throughout the 90's, he created many athlete-endorsed products including Andre Agassi's signature line. In 1997, he became the first dedicated Senior Footwear Designer for Brand Jordan, and eventually inspired by, and collaborating with Michael Jordan, he created the industry leading Air Jordan 16 & 17. Fall of 2003, Wilson became the Creative Director of Nike Court, which includes all tennis & racquet driven footwear, with lead design direction for Nike endorsee Serena Williams and world #1 Roger Federer. A recent recognition, Black Enterprise Magazine named Wilson one of America's Top Black Designers.
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