Nike and Susan Fang Celebrate the Force of Nature in Sport Through New Women’s Artist Collection

Two years ago, Chinese designer and artist Susan Fang joined Nike’s Boundless Girl initiative in rural Yunnan, where she created a vibrant, nature-inspired playground to encourage girls to run freely and chase their passions. Today, that same spirit of gentle strength and resilience finds new expression in Susan’s Nike Women’s Artist Collection.

In her debut Nike footwear and apparel collaboration, Susan draws on nature’s elements — flowing water, refracted light and blooming flowers — to create a design language that represents a fusion of natural inspiration and athletic expression. The collection further celebrates women’s strength, with grace and determination moving as one.

“I wasn’t a natural athlete growing up, but I always loved the energy and memories that sport brings,” says Susan, who’s best known for her dreamy silhouettes and ethereal color palette, using intricate craftsmanship to channel joy, energy and hope. “I feel so lucky to work with Nike in blending sport, design and style to express the dynamic beauty of people and nature — and to keep those emotional connections alive."

Susan’s love for nature is deeply rooted in the influence of her mother, a self-taught painter whose works capture pastoral beauty and vitality in her own unique style. Those creations, rich with maternal warmth, inspire key elements of the collection.

Two classic Nike footwear styles carry forward Susan’s familial story. A retro Nike V2K Run features screen-printed ripples from one of Susan’s childhood drawings, and a Nike Dunk Low is reimagined with jacquard fabric based on her mother’s artwork. Both silhouettes feature embroidered flowers blooming around the Swoosh — a tribute to Susan and her mother’s shared creativity and legacy.

The Women’s Artist Collection footwear is joined by a versatile jacket adorned with three-dimensional beaded flowers; sports bras and shorts featuring forget-me-not prints; and expressive shoulder bags, socks and long-sleeve T-shirts. Throughout the collection, tones of airy blue, fresh green and dawn yellow weave a palette of emotion that symbolizes love, memory and renewal.

Susan’s inspiration for the collection began with a dive, and she sought to capture the fleeting yet powerful moment when sunlight cut through the water and met the bubbles rising to the surface. Water droplets became a recurring motif, brought to life through Susan’s signature hand-beaded details: Swooshes that ripple like streams and airy, three-dimensional flowers that seem to float in midair. These fluid forms, both soft and strong, symbolize women’s resilience and elevate sport performance into a statement of style and emotion.

“My hope is that when people wear this collection, they feel a kind of joy that’s small but deeply real, like the bubbles of light I once saw rising through the water on a dive,” says Susan.

The Nike Women’s Artist Collection in collaboration with Susan Fang is now available globally across nike.com, SNKRS and select retail locations.