Nike provides high-tech glasses for Paralympians and brings technology to the Paralympic Games They are like a second sk
Nike provides high-tech glasses for Paralympians and brings technology to the Paralympic Games They are like a second skin for athletes. American Paralympian Lex Gilette lost his eyesight as a child, which may have had a big impact on him in some ways, but it didn't stop him from becoming one of the world's top long jumpers. What could be cooler than wearing a pair of "Lex-Specs" glasses designed to keep the wind and sand out of your eyes? In preparation for the Rio Paralympics, Elexis Gilette, nicknamed "Lex," met with Nike's cross-functional NXT team at a training center in Chula Vista, California, to further refine the design process of this incredible high-tech eyewear.
"Lex-Specs" is made of a hard shell with a sculptural shape, which helps the contestants better judge the environment. In addition, the design team abandoned the traditional paint material and applied the material of shoes and clothes to the glasses through thermal transfer technology. "Then came the decisive phase," Nike's official blog documented the design philosophy of the glasses.
The team added something else to meet Gilette's sensibility: they wanted the glasses to have a shine that would match their distinctive form and convey a fearless, unworldly aesthetic. Instead of using conventional paint materials, the team heat transferred the leather of the shoes and clothes to the glasses to achieve the desired gloss. Unfortunately, you can't get the same Gilette glasses on the market, but that doesn't mean Nike doesn't have other cool analogues 鈥?you can get a pair of cutting-edge Tailwind sunglasses for 拢110 The King of Long-distance Running, Mo Farah, has worn the glasses to conquer Rio's 5,000m and 10,000m tracks. Both the Tailwind shoes and sunglasses are ultra-light and streamlined, so that runners can run without being slowed down by their equipment and maintain a comfortable movement over the course of the race.
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