One of the most intriguing new Nike shoes to surface this year isn’t a sneaker, but one of the brand’s latest slip-on recovery slides.
First shared by House of Heat, official Nike e-commerce product images have surfaced of a new slide believed to be named the Mind 001. While the specifics around the unreleased model are currently a bit murky, the insoles read “Nike Mind” and “Mind Science Department,” the latter of which seems to hint at a new, perhaps fictitious wing of the sportswear brand.
Whether a product of an actual Mind Science Department or not, the shoe is highly conceptual, leaning on a blocky, blob-like foam structure that’s ripe with ventilation cutouts across its medial side. Its ribbed lateral section features a vertical Swoosh logo, while the top of the forefoot featu