adidas BB.01 is first 3D-printed basketball shoe built to improve stability and flexibility on court
While the world is fixated on who’s making it to the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup. adidas thinks it’s done enough for the love…
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Police Officers Spent Three Years Redesigning the Lifesaver To Make It As Small As A Hockey Puck
Rolled up, Ark Hero No.1 looks like a hockey puck with a zipper. Nothing about it announces itself as rescue equipment. Pop the shell open…
Smart Glasses Could Transform Sports. But There’s a Trust Deficit.
For centuries, a pair of glasses has been one of the most socially innocent objects a person can wear. They exist in one of two…
IKEA Just Built 18 World Cup Flags Out of Furniture
Every few years, the FIFA World Cup does what few things can: it makes the whole planet pay attention to the same thing at the…
A Design Student Just Fixed the Way Runners Hydrate
Most runners know the feeling. You’re a few miles in, the sun is beating down, and somewhere between the last water stop and the next…
Nike Caitlin 1, Caitlin Clark’s debut signature shoe launched in Racer Blue colorway
Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) players with their own signature shoes are growing in numbers. The latest to join the ranks is Caitlin Clark, the…
adidas Trionda Pro brings connected-ball technology to the FIFA World Cup 2026
The much-awaited FIFA World Cup kicks off with an opener between co-hosts Mexico and South Africa at Mexico City Stadium on 12 June. While the…
Louis Vuitton Just Made a One-of-a-Kind Clock for UNICEF
Not every luxury piece earns the word “meaningful.” Beautiful, yes. Covetable, absolutely. But meaningful is a harder category to land in, and the Louis Vuitton…
NESCAFÉ Just Replaced Beer at Your World Cup Party for $10
The world’s most-watched sporting event is about to kick off in less than a month. This means that World Cup watch parties are probably being…
The Designer Who Hid His Dumbbells Built Bronze Ones Worth Displaying
Home fitness equipment has quietly moved into the living room, but most of it hasn’t earned its place there. Dumbbells in particular are purely functional…
Nike Just Turned Air Into a Fabric, and It Actually Works
There are moments in design when a product looks so strange that you can’t stop staring at it, and then you find out how it…
Your Fitness Tracker Has Too Much Screen, The $100 Fitbit Air Has None
Most fitness trackers have followed the same design logic for years: a screen on the wrist that flashes step counts, shows incoming messages, and turns…