Paralympic design: adaptive rowing equipment
Stabilising pontoons and specially designed seats are just some of the modifications that can be made to equipment used by rowers at the London 2012 Paralympics. More
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Paralympic design: Draft Mistral racing wheelchairs
Bespoke racing wheelchairs designed and manufactured by UK firm Draft will be used by a number of medal hopefuls during the London 2012 Paralympics, including Beijing gold medalist David Weir and London Marathon winner Shelly Woods (below). More
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Paralympic design: Nike Spike Pad for Oscar Pistorius
The London 2012 Paralympics begin tonight and over the coming days we'll be featuring a selection of cutting-edge sportswear designed for the competing athletes, starting with the Nike Spike Pad as worn by "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius. More
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Movie: Nike Zoom Victory Elite
Movie: Nike Flywire cables that tighten on impact are built into these shoes specifically designed by Nike for running the 1500m track event, as described by the brand’s global creative director for the Olympics Martin Lotti in the last movie of our Nike+ House of Innovation series commissioned by Nike. More
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Movie: Nike GS Football Boot
Movie: the base and sock lining of these lightweight football boots by Nike are made of castor beans, as explained in our next movie with the brand’s global creative director for the Olympics Martin Lotti ahead of this evening’s exclusive event at the Nike+ House of Innovation at Selfridges. More
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Movie: Nike Basketball Hyper Elite Uniform
Movie: basketball games have become so aggressive that sports brand Nike decided to include combat pads in its latest kit, explains the brand's global creative director for the Olympics Martin Lotti in the next Dezeen movie in anticipation of tomorrow’s exclusive event at the Nike+ House of Innovation. More
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Movie: Nike Zoom Superfly R4
Movie: Nike's global creative director for the Olympics Martin Lotti presents the Nike Zoom Superfly R4 sprinting shoe inspired by suspension bridges in this next movie filmed by Dezeen in anticipation of Thursday's exclusive event at the Nike+ House of Innovation. More
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Movie: Nike Flyknit Racer shoes
Movie: in this second movie from our series in anticipation of an exclusive event we’re hosting at the Nike+ House of Innovation on Thursday, Nike‘s global creative director for the Olympics Martin Lotti explains how they created the Nike Flyknit Racer running shoe with an upper that's knitted like a sock. More
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Movie: Nike Pro TurboSpeed speed-suit
Movie: as part of the build-up to an exclusive event we're hosting at the Nike+ House of Innovation next week, we've filmed a series of movies with Nike's global creative director for the Olympics Martin Lotti about the brand's latest products. First up is an ultra-light speed-suit developed to move faster than skin. More
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Nike GS football boot by Nike
Sports brand Nike has unveiled an ultra-light football boot featuring components made from beans and recycled plastic (+ slideshow). More
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Adidas withdraws shoes with shackles
Dezeen Wire: sportswear brand Adidas has withdrawn plans to produce a pair of trainers with shackle-like ankle cuffs following complaints that they represent a symbol of slavery - Guardian More -
Official Team GB Olympic Kitby Stella McCartney
Here are some photos of the kit created by fashion designer Stella McCartney for British athletes at the London 2012 Olympics, unveiled today. More
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Flyknit running footwear by Nike
Slideshow: sports brand Nike have created a range of running shoes with knitted uppers made in one piece. More
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Sports Hijab by ResportOn
In more fashion news, designer Elham Seyed Javad of Canadian company ResportOn designed a hood for Muslim women who want to keep their hair covered while playing sport. More
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France away kit by Nike
Sportswear brand Nike have launched the new away kit for France's national football team, based on the Breton stripe. More
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Nike Zvezdochka by Marc Newson
Australian designer Marc Newson has created a limited edition range of his Zvezdochka shoes for sportswear brand NIKE. More
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Nike 1 World AF1 by Maharam with Hella Jongerius
Sportswear brand Nike has developed a shoe using a fabric designed by Dutch designer Hella Jongerius. More
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Transition sportswear by Arik Levy
Arik Levy has become the latest industrial designer to create a clothing range, with his Transition collection for Korean sportswear brand Kolon Sport. More
