Ground Control to Major Tom: Nike's Mars-Bound Makeover from Tom Sachs

Tom Sachs' NIKECraft: Mars Yard Shoe, £325

Nike really are doing their best to convert me at the moment. Check out these super tactile NIKECraft designs from their collaboration with bricolage artist Tom Sachs coinciding with the launch of his latest art project, SPACE PROGRAM: Mars. 

Inspired by the athletic journey astronauts take to get them space-ready, these designs are a joint collaboration between Nike - who bring the tech - and Tom - who brings the space-geek chic. The range includes trench coats, jackets, the Mars Yard sneaker, pictured above (£325) and a couple of bags, and all are packed clever, astronaut-approved functionality packed design features like zipper pulls that double as storage.

Tom Sachs' NIKECraft - Lightweight tote, £480, TS Trench coat, £430

Aesthetically, I love the crafty, brown paper and packaging feel of the colour palette as well as the quirky, doodling, science geek detailing on the trainers' insoles and packaging.  Everything looks like it would crinkle and crunch if you touched it, especially the crazy fresh Lightweight Tote (£480) pictured above.

The NIKECraft collection is set to drop at the Nike 1948 store in Shoreditch (if you haven't been - go) on 18th May, then available from Dover Street Market from 23rd. Oh how I wish they were coming to Foot Patrol, if only for the sake of the post's title...

Check out more from Tom Sachs at http://tomsachs.org