Old Nike sneakers are getting shredded and recycled into sustainable gym flooring
Every sneaker eventually dies, and most of them die badly, tossed into a landfill where the rubber outsole will outlive everyone who ever wore it….
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adidas Actually Built a Sub-$300 Shoe With Record-Breaking DNA
Most runners will never own the shoe that broke the two-hour marathon barrier. The Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3 that Sabastian Sawe and a handful…
New Balance’s $200 Cowhide Sneaker Nobody Asked For Actually Works
Western wear has been everywhere in footwear this year, and if you’ve spent any time scrolling sneaker releases lately, you’ve probably noticed the problem before…
Dior’s Roadie Boots Turn an Overlooked Sole Into the Main Design Event
Shoes are usually designed from the top down. The leather, the laces, the silhouette, and the recognizable details tend to receive all the attention, while…
Pharrell Quietly Revives Adidas’ Weirdest Y2K Water Shoe for $140
Summer never really wants to let go, and neither does my closet. Every September I face the same annoying puzzle: sandals feel done, sneakers feel…
Nike launches Air Zoom Hyperslide, pair of slip-ons that heat and massage your feet
In 2024, Nike and Hyperice got together for a pair of boots that used air compression to massage athletes’ feet. Now, the two stalwarts in…
PUMA Turns Its Legendary Suede Into a $300 Pikachu Tribute for Pokemon’s 30th Anniversary
Three hundred dollars for a suede sneaker usually comes with some kind of hook, a designer moniker, a tiny production run, something to point at….
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…
New Balance’s 3-in-1 modular shoe transforms from waterproof boot to camp slipper, so you pack less
Many of us would remember the New Balance Niobium Concept 1. Launched back in 2020, the modular silhouette really reformed outdoor footwear with its multi-functional…
These MacOS-inspired flip flops are weird, playful, and sadly don’t come with Apple “Find My”
The mind of David Delahunty is something no LLM can capture. With the speed most marketing teams would be envious of, David churns out idea…
This Futuristic 3D-Printed Shoe Started as a Clay Sculpture
Yanko Design’s Design Mindset podcast continues to carve out a thoughtful space for conversations around creativity, innovation, and the ideas shaping the future of design….
Keen’s Zero-Glue Shoe Uses A Cord-Cage To Hold Itself Together, And Can Be Repaired By Swapping Parts
The footwear industry runs on glue. Something like 30 billion pairs of shoes get manufactured globally each year, and nearly all of them rely on…
Nike’s iconic Air Max 95 is now a 1,213-piece LEGO set complete with hidden storage
There’s some magic about the LEGO-Nike that makes it so special. Just in time for the holiday season and to celebrate the 30th anniversary of…
LEGO and Crocs Finally Made the $89 Collab Nobody Knew They Needed
No matter how you feel about Crocs, you cannot deny the brand has a remarkable talent for finding partners that make you stop and say,…
Tati Ferrucio’s Onda Clog Is the Most Geologically Correct Shoe Ever Made
The Yeezy Foam Runner opened a strange and genuinely productive door in footwear design, proving that a monolithic, organically sculpted clog could capture serious cultural…
This Concept Shoe Looks Like a Sports Car Melted Onto Your Foot
Car brands dabble in lifestyle merchandise all the time, and most of it follows a predictable formula: slap a logo on a jacket, maybe a…