Nike combines Flyknit and 3D printing to design American football boots

Nike has followed up its knitted running, soccer and basketball shoes with designs for American football boots made using the same Flyknit technology (+ slideshow). More

Raf Simons and Adidas collaborate on trainer collection

Adidas' second collaboration for Spring Summer 2015 is with Belgian fashion designer Raf Simons, who has created a range of trainers and updated classic designs for the sports brand (+ slideshow). More

Estel Alcaraz designs wellington boots you can squash into a bag

With heavy rain forecast for this weekend's Glastonbury, festival-goers will be wishing they had a pair of these lightweight wellington boots that can be rolled up and stuffed in a bag (+ movie). More

Fondue Slippers by Satsuki Ohata melt and mould to the shape of your foot

These PVC shoes by Japanese designer Satsuki Ohata could mould to feet like a second skin, using a process similar to dipping food in melted cheese (+ slideshow). More

Nicole Goymann and Christoph John create shoes from deconstructed silkworm cocoons

Threads of silk resembling strands of hair form the upper of these shoes by German designers Nicole Goymann and Christoph John. More

Benjamin John Hall takes a hammer to porcelain shoes during live event

Footwear designer Benjamin John Hall dispersed black dye onto his latest shoe designs with a series of physical processes – including smashing, spraying and squeezing – during a live event at London College of Fashion (+ movie). More

3D-printed shoes by Recreus scrunch up to fit into pockets

These shoes are 3D-printed using flexible, durable filament so they can be folded up and stuffed into a pocket or bag (+ slideshow). More

Nendo creates Beetle shoe for Camper with laces slotted through the uppers

Laces are threaded through the uppers of these shoes by Japanese designers Nendo for Spanish shoe company Camper, creating patterns across the whole surface (+ slideshow). More

World's first knitted football boot announced by Adidas

Sports brand Adidas has created the world's first football boot to have an upper knitted entirely from yarn (+ slideshow). More

Designer 3D-prints shoes representing 12 of his lovers

Design Miami 2013: artist and designer Sebastian Errazuriz used twelve of his former flames as the inspiration for these 3D-printed shoes, presented at a pop-up shop that opened to coincide with Design Miami. More