You may have seen wild concepts before, but nothing quite like the Nike Air Max 95000. This is not a retro remake or colorway refresh. It’s a complete reimagining, built layer by layer using advanced 3D printing technology. Unveiled at ComplexCon inside Nike’s Mad Stadium, the shoe draws direct inspiration from the original 1995 design while surpassing the limitations of traditional manufacturing.
The upper mimics the ripple effect of the muscle fibers found on the classic Air Max 95. Now, those lines are digitally sculpted and physically printed using Zellerfeld’s Gen3 machines. No stitching. No glue. There is just one continuous lattice structure that wraps around your foot like armor made for the future. The black base allows volt accents to stand out precisely where they should — along pressure points and flex zones.
Underfoot, you’ll find two visible Air units. A large heel bubble carries legacy DNA. A smaller forefoot unit adds bounce without bulk. Between them sits Project Nectar, Nike’s printed compound that delivers the kind of grip usually reserved for rubber outsoles. It takes ten minutes to print that part alone. It takes two full days to finish the whole build. The result is a durability and traction that no molded sole can match.
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Brittany Shelton, VP of North American Brand Management, put it plainly: “We never could’ve made this with old tools.” Cornelius Schmitt, CEO of Zellerfeld, agreed. His team built printers so creators could work faster, experiment freely, and literally and figuratively break the mold. The result is footwear shaped more like architecture than an assembly-line product.
Early access drops on November 28 via SNKRS and Zellerfeld.com. The price is $250. Quantities will be limited, similar to the Air Max 1000 launch. If you missed that one, set reminders now. Black Friday becomes Sneaker Future Day when these hit digital shelves. Physical pairs will debut first in Las Vegas during ComplexCon. Walk through Mad Stadium and witness the collision of sports, technology, and street culture under one roof.
Thirty years after Sergio Lozano changed sneaker design forever, his vision is reborn through code, cartridges, and computational craft. The Nike Air Max 95000 doesn’t ask for permission. It assumes its place ahead of the curve.
