Yassir Rais Creations recently placed these custom Nike SB Team Editions on his Facebook group linked here. The designer decided to return to nature by using the distinct look and color of a giant redwood tree as his inspiration.

Yassir started by painting the eyelets and the bottom of the middle panels in solid brown to provide a nice base for the rest of the shoe. The grains and swirls of a redwood tree are transplanted to the Nike SBs with great care. Yassir Rais used a rich brownish red paint to create well-defined lines with white paint used in the recesses around the toe box and heel.

While the redwood theme on Yassir’s latest custom Nikes is completed with care, I really like how he maintained white spaces throughout the shoe. The choice to keep the Nike swoosh white instead of using color was a brilliant move; the swoosh cuts through the redwood pattern on the heel to make these shoes more dynamic.

Tags: Custom Sneakers, Nike