These 100% plant-based shoes can be composted
Taking the term carbon ‘footprint’ rather too literally, the guys at Native want to reduce impact on the earth brought about by production of their…
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The Link shoes are an eclectic mix of madness, creativity, and innovation!
I’ll be honest, I’m used to seeing some incredibly ludicrous designs. Floating phones that can take hands-free selfies? Sure. A side table that’s also a…
Pierre Hardy’s VIBE sneakers embody the perfect Stormtrooper aesthetic
The black and white aesthetic is often lovably referred to as the Stormtrooper color finish, named after the bungling, comedic elite army force of the…
These boots are meant for (moon)walking!
The conceptual Nike Moonwalker are shoes you’d wear on a regular day… just not on earth, because they’re meant to be worn on the moon!…
Sneaker customization pushed to the absolute max!
Not your average shoe-customization project, Moscow-based Ilyas Darakchiev managed to completely uplift a pair of Adidas TR7 sneakers by redesigning its outsole to look positively…
Puma’s self-lacing sneakers come with a touch-sensitive control panel
https://youtu.be/nU-XDVyYqMs Puma’s FI (Fit Intelligence) sneakers are here, and they look slightly different. Where you’d expect the laces to criss-cross on the front sits a…
Let’s take a second to appreciate the Coral-colored Alphabounce sneakers
Even though the Alphabounce Instinct released last year, this throwback couldn’t be more time-appropriate given the Alphabounce Instinct’s coral-colored beauty. With an eye-catching combination of…
I could get used to these self-lacing Nike sneakers!
Aside from the convenience brought about by technological advancements, Nike’s HyperAdapt self-lacing shoes aren’t… different. They look exactly like any other regular sneakers, and sort…
YD’s top 10 entries from the #renderweekly shoe challenge
If you’re an industrial designer who hasn’t heard of Render Weekly, stop everything you’re doing and head down to their website to have a look…
Here is what shoes of the future should look like…
What started off as a form exercise for Dewayne Dale resulted in a piece of footwear that looks like no other. The 3D Surprise shoe…
One shoe that fits from childhood to adulthood
It took just one instance in Kenya, in 2007, when Kenton Lee noticed that a little girl in a white dress next to him had…
Innovative Translucent Leather is visually and literally a class apart
Another one for the “new materials” file is Sruli Recht’s translucent leather, made from cow skin. Working for over three years on the Apparition, a…