Brand collaboration / Sole Play ATL × Sole Circle Foundation × Atlanta Braves / 2023

Ozzie Albies: Their Ideas, His Cleats

Three young designers imagined Braves-inspired AF1s. I brought their winning concepts together on one pair of custom baseball cleats for Ozzie Albies.

Ozzie Albies standing with three student designers and holding their custom cleats — Ozzie Albies with the three 100 Girls of Code designers.

Sole Circle Foundation hosted a 100 Girls of Code workshop with Sole Play ATL and the Atlanta Braves. The girls designed their own Braves-inspired Air Force 1 concepts. The top three were chosen and combined into a concept for one pair of Ozzie Albies’ baseball cleats.

I had the privilege of making that concept real. My job was to honor what the students imagined, then translate their colors and ideas onto cleats ready for the ballpark.

The best part was seeing their ideas make it off the page.

The finished pair

Ozzie Albies holding a colorful custom baseball cleat — Color, movement, and a cleat made from the students’ ideas.

Close-up of the custom baseball cleat details — Baseball stitching and bright color details.

Ozzie Albies examining two custom baseball cleats — Ozzie holds the completed pair.

Ozzie Albies with custom cleats during the presentation — The moment at the ballpark.

The people behind it

This was a creative collaboration built around the girls’ voices. I am grateful to Sole Play ATL, Sole Circle Foundation, 100 Girls of Code, and the Braves for inviting me to help bring their vision to life.