About the Author

Virgil Abloh (1980–2021) was a multi-hyphenate creative that often rejected classification on creativity. He operated in the realms of Art, Design, and Culture in conjunction with advocacy, mentoring, and philanthropy in the spaces he occupied. After earning a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he completed a master’s degree in Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago. At IIT, while studying a Bauhaus design curriculum devised by Mies van der Rohe, Abloh began to craft the principles of his broader art practice. The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago presented a major traveling survey of Abloh’s work in summer 2019—one of the highest attended exhibitions in the museum’s history. Abloh was the Chief Creative Director and founder of Off-White™? and from 2018 to 2021 Men’s Artistic Director at Louis Vuitton.

Reviews

Abloh and Nike's collaboration marked a significant moment for the footwear industry and is celebrated in ICONS.
*hypebae.com*

„If the shoe is an art object, this 352-page art book is an appeal to enter the canon."
*032c*

Virgil Abloh's 'ICONS' book lifts the lid on his era-defining Nike collaboration.
*Complex.com*

The design brings a baseline color pop for your initial book stacking and shelving, as well as a legit conversation piece.
*vice.com*

Offers unique insight into a defining moment in sneaker culture.
*dazeddigital.com*

Sure to get the sneakerheads buzzing.
*robbreport.com*

The ultimate Virgil Abloh x Nike retrospective.
*sneakerfreaker.com*

As sneaker culture becomes more and more prevalent in both the realms of art and high fashion, there are very few books on the market that are worthy of a chic coffee table arrangement - until now. Icons captures the cultural connection between sneakers, art, and fashion behind one of the biggest collaborations in sneaker history.
*nylon.com*