"Fake" product shortlisted for Dutch Design Awards
News: a product suspected of being a hoax made by a non-existent company has been shortlisted for a major award at Dutch Design Week. More about "Fake" product shortlisted for Dutch Design Awards
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Cycling shoes by Tracey Neuls for Tokyobike
London Design Festival 2013: footwear designer Tracey Neuls has teamed up with Tokyobike to create handmade shoes with rubber soles and reflective strips especially for cycling. More about Cycling shoes by Tracey Neuls for Tokyobike
SoleRebels by Dom Arquitectura and Asa Studio
This former butchers shop in Barcelona has been converted into a shoe shop furnished with wooden pallets, ropes and tyres (+ slideshow). More about SoleRebels by Dom Arquitectura and Asa Studio
Cubify launches free-to-download shoes you can "print overnight"
News: designer Janne Kyttanen has created a range of 3D-printed shoes for women that can be made at home overnight to be worn the next day. More about Cubify launches free-to-download shoes you can "print overnight"
Natural Selection by Liz Ciokajlo
Footwear designer Liz Ciokajlo used natural fibres from coconut husks and flax to create this shoe collection (+ slideshow). More about Natural Selection by Liz Ciokajlo
Competition: five pairs of United Nude's Möbius shoe to be won
Competition: to celebrate United Nude's tenth anniversary, Dezeen has teamed up with the footwear brand to give readers a chance to win one of five pairs of the company's signature Möbius shoe. More about Competition: five pairs of United Nude's Möbius shoe to be won
Nike Free Hyperfeel running shoe by Nike
American sports brand Nike has released a stripped-down running shoe that is designed to allow athletes to feel and respond to the ground beneath them as they would in bare feet. More about Nike Free Hyperfeel running shoe by Nike
"Our shoes were the first to cross between industrial design and fashion" - Rem D Koolhaas
Interview: architect Rem D Koolhaas launched footwear brand United Nude ten years ago with the radical Möbius shoe. In this interview he explains how he developed the product, discusses "extreme theatre" shoe collaborations with Zaha Hadid and Iris van Herpen and talks about the future of 3D-printed footwear (+ slideshow). More about "Our shoes were the first to cross between industrial design and fashion" - Rem D Koolhaas
RealFlex U-FORM+ shoes by Reebok
Sportswear brand Reebok has launched a range of running shoes that shrink to fit the wearer's foot when heated with a hairdryer. More about RealFlex U-FORM+ shoes by Reebok
Making of Zaha Hadid's NOVA shoes for United Nude
This movie documents the manufacture of Zaha Hadid's ridged metallic shoes for United Nude and shows someone walking in them (a bit). More about Making of Zaha Hadid's NOVA shoes for United Nude
Dezeen archive: shoes by architects
Dezeen archive: do architects make good shoe designers? Or do they merely create buildings for the feet? As Zaha Hadid unveils footwear designs for United Nude, we've brought together more shoes by architects such as Jean Nouvel and Oscar Niemeyer (+ slideshow). More about Dezeen archive: shoes by architects
NOVA Shoe by Zaha Hadid for United Nude
Architect Zaha Hadid has designed a pair of limited-edition chrome-plated shoes with 16.5-centimetre cantilevered heels (+ slideshow). More about NOVA Shoe by Zaha Hadid for United Nude
3D printed shoes by Iris van Herpen and Rem D Koolhaas
Fashion designer Iris van Herpen and shoe designer Rem D Koolhaas have collaborated to create 3D-printed shoes that look like tree roots. More about 3D printed shoes by Iris van Herpen and Rem D Koolhaas
Porcelain Shoes by Laura Papp
The platform heels of these shoes by graduate fashion designer Laura Papp are moulded from porcelain (+ slideshow). More about Porcelain Shoes by Laura Papp
Footspace by Rachel Jui Chi Chang
Royal College of Art graduate Rachel Jui Chi Chang created wooden shoes based on furniture and engineering for this footwear collection (+ slideshow). More about Footspace by Rachel Jui Chi Chang
Pure by Jean Nouvel for Ruco Line
Milan 2013: French architect Jean Nouvel unveiled a pair of leather and rubber boots for Italian shoe brand Ruco Line at the Interni Hybrid Architecture and Design exhibition in Milan this week. More about Pure by Jean Nouvel for Ruco Line
Nike Free Trainer 5.0 by Nike
The criss-crossing bands of these running shoes by Nike are inspired by a Chinese finger trap. More about Nike Free Trainer 5.0 by Nike
Nike Vapor Laser Talon 3D printed football boot studs
Sports brand Nike has unveiled the first boots for American football players with 3D-printed studs (+ slideshow). More about Nike Vapor Laser Talon 3D printed football boot studs
The Oscar Niemeyer Collection for Converse
Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer has created a collection of sneakers and slip-ons for American shoe company Converse, featuring a handwritten poem celebrating the "sensual curve" for which his architecture is famous (+ slideshow). More about The Oscar Niemeyer Collection for Converse
Birth, Life, Death and Resurrection shoes by Benjamin John Hall
Shoes that undergo physical changes to represent stages in a life cycle - from floating in amniotic fluid to rebirth through fire - form this collection by London designer Benjamin John Hall (+ movie). More about Birth, Life, Death and Resurrection shoes by Benjamin John Hall