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Legendary designer Tinker Hatfield recently got together with director Gabe Yeh of California creative agency COLORBLIND for a new interview. While at his private warehouse in Portland, Oregon, Hatfield dove into some of his more memorable career moments, designing Nike and Air Jordan sneakers, and his hobbies.

Highlights from the conversation include Tinker discussing working with Michael Jordan, creating the Air MAGs for Back to the Future II, his athletic roots, and his affinity for riding motorcycles and learning musical instruments.

After watching COLORBLIND's recent interview with Tinker Hatfield, be sure to check out the best art documentaries you can stream on Netflix, including Abstract: The Art of Design, which features the Nike designer.

In other news, this video shows the changing value of Virgil Abloh's Nike sneakers over time.

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