Nathan Bell’s Running Collection May Make You Laugh. And Cry.

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Fun and humor is what Los Angeles-based artist Nathan Bell says he wanted to bring to his first collaboration with Nike Running.

A run, for him, mirrors the creative process. “You experience all these constant insecurities and failures,” he says. “Love it at one point, and you could also hate it and want to throw it in the trash the next minute.”

His art takes runners through that mental rollercoaster with quirky doodles (a love-me-love-me-not flower and stop sign, for example) and phrases (such as cold air warm lungs and I can’t feel my legs) that appear on performance apparel and footwear. The graphic designs celebrate the brilliant highs and lightheartedly acknowledge the challenging lows of running — providing doses of motivation, commiseration and a little LOL when needed.

The Nike x Nathan Bell Collection is available now on nike.com.

Nike x Nathan Bell Collection

Nike x Nathan Bell Collection
Nike Nathan Bell Men's Printed Running Jacket

Nike x Nathan Bell Collection

Nike x Nathan Bell Collection
Nike Flex Stride Nathan Bell Men's 7" Printed Running Shorts, Nike Odyssey React Flyknit 2 Nathan Bell shoes

 Nike x Nathan Bell Collection

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