The footwear industry is one of the biggest contributors of global CO2 emissions in the world. Thus, the Move to Zero campaign, Nike’s efforts to shift towards sustainability with the use of recycled materials. So in 2021 they introduced the Cosmic Unity, their first-ever sustainable basketball shoe, now in its third iteration.

Aesthetically it may differ but the science behind its make remains familiar: 25% recycled material by weight, Crater Foam soles, a full-length Zoom stroble, and a recycled upper.

The titular pair arrives with a striking palette of various yellow tones with hits of light red and green. Just as eye-catching are the intricate weaves embroidered on the upper. Traversing on the lateral from the toebox through to the heel. It’s presided by a contrasting Swoosh, also embroidered, on the profiles adjacent to the eyestays.

Some of its other notable features include Nike’s pinwheel logo on the disparate heel tabs as well as its inconspicuous placement on the lateral window on the midsoles. The footbed as well sees a topographic print, a pattern that lands on the Crater Foam outsole underfoot too. There at the center below is a debossed imprint of the atom symbol nodding to its theme. This in addition to the earlier-mentioned components.

A release date has been scheduled for 2 June with a price tag of US$160. Find them on Nike’s brick-and-click when D-Day comes to pass.

Elsewhere, have a first look at the sacai x Nike Air Woven, presumably dropping sometime within the year.