Footwear brands are competing to produce ever more sustainable sneakers. Here are eight brands leading the pack with trainers made from algae and pineapple husks to bioplastics and recycled waste. More
Nike has launched an app setting that provides "hyper-accurate" sizing recommendations for each of its shoes by scanning your feet with a smartphone camera. More
Brett Holts, vice president of Nike Running Footwear, and runner Paula Radcliffe explain the new Nike ZoomX Vaporfly NEXT% shoe worn by London Marathon winner Eliud Kipchoge in this movie produced by Dezeen. More
Dezeen promotion: Ermenegildo Zegna has launched My Cesare, its first customisable sneaker collection "where the worlds of luxury and streetwear meet". More
Musician and fashion designer Pharrell Williams has collaborated with Adidas on a collection of brightly coloured trainers and athletic clothing, called Solar Hu. More
Fashion label JW Anderson has created a customised range of Converse's Chuck 70 trainers, which combine fluorescent and neutral colours of felt. More
A San Francisco-based footwear startup has launched a flip flop with a sustainable sole made from sugar cane. More
Nissan has kitted out a traditional Japanese guesthouse with self-driving slippers that automatically return to a designated spot after use. More
Adidas Originals has collaborated with Berlin's public transport network Berliner Verkehsbetriebe to launch a pair of trainers that feature the same pattern as the city's subway seats. More
Fashion designer Rick Owens has updated three sandal designs by footwear brand Birkenstock, using a combination of felt, calf hair and grainy leather. More
Snarkitecture's Daniel Arsham has designed a pair of monochrome Adidas Originals shoes that combine the brand's Ultra Boost material with neoprene fabric. More
Fashion designer Virgil Abloh has teamed up with Nike to release a limited collection of 10 re-imagined footwear classics from the brand's extensive archive.
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Sports brand Reebok has released a space boot designed specifically for astronauts taking part in an upcoming voyage to the International Space Station. More
Nike designers explain how they created a shoe that helped Kenyan runner Eluid Kipchoge come within seconds of breaking the two-hour marathon barrier in this exclusive movie produced by Dezeen. More
Adidas has launched a new version of its classic Predator Mania boots, in the cream and red colour combination worn by footballer David Beckham during the 2002 World Cup. More
A shoe with a flip-down heel has won Nike's inaugural Ease Challenge, which saw designers come up with footwear innovations for disabled athletes. More
Launched at Milan design week, Jasper Morrison's Ni-jo sandals for Camper borrow the minimal appearance of tatami mats. More
Vixole is the latest company to jump on the Pokémon GO bandwagon, creating a prototype for a pair of sneakers that vibrate and light up when a Pokémon is close by (+ movie). More
Nike has redesigned its existing Magista football boot by imagining what a foot would look like had it evolved specifically to play football (+ slideshow). More
London designer Benjamin John Hall has created a collection of shoes that double as spy gadgets (+slideshow). More
