Jeff Staple: Not Just Sneakers

Jeff Staple, a streetwear collaborator and sneaker legend, is known worldwide for his work with the biggest brands, including Nike and Hypebeast. This monograph documents the past twenty-five years of Staple's most iconic work.

In 1997, Jeff Staple walked into a New York City store wearing a shirt he printed in his screen printing class at Parsons School of Design. What started as a small, handmade T-shirt line grew organically and began to gain a serious following in New York. In the process of building this burgeoning brand, Staple was asked by Nike in 2005 to create a special commemorative sneaker to represent New York. The Staple Pigeon Dunk SB was conceived and led to much fanfare upon release. It exposed Staple – as well as sneaker culture – to a mass audience. In Staples' words, to understand is to see, and to see is to have clarity of mind. This clarity has helped develop his iconic Pigeon logo (and brand) into a global force that has graced the heels of nearly every major footwear brand imaginable.

This book offers readers a history lesson in his immense contributions to the streetwear and sneaker industry, while also uncovering the design context for a number of Staples' most defining projects. A beautiful visual reference, this book invites the reader to journey down an intricate labyrinth of streetwear history told through an insider's point of view. Archival sketches, drawings, magazine covers and contributions from Hiroshi Fujiwara and Futura make this an indispensable volume for lovers of streetwear and design.