Chrissa Amuah animates Allbirds shoes with Ghanaian Adinkra symbols
Textile designer Chrissa Amuah has put her own spin on a pair of Allbirds trainers by embellishing them with geometric shapes informed by the Adinkra symbols used in Ghana. More
-
Norm's 1L11 trainer produces 80 per cent less carbon than typical shoes
Recycled plastic and rubber make up this unisex trainer by Belgian brand Norm, which has set out to change the "nonsense" manufacturing process of a standard pair of shoes. More
Nike designs Air Max 2090 to be "shoe of the future"
Sports brand Nike has created the Air Max 2090 to demonstrate what it sees as being the future of trainer design. More
-
Adidas uses Parley ocean plastic for Terrex Free Hiker shoe
Sportswear brand Adidas has once again teamed up with environmental initiative Parley for the Oceans to release an updated version of its Terrex hiking boot, which is made using recycled ocean plastic. More
-
Nike designs Space Hippie footwear to have "lowest carbon footprint scores ever"
Nike used factory scraps and recycled "space waste yarn" to create the Space Hippie sneakers in an experimental project to reduce the carbon impact of its products. More
-
Basketball player creates sneaker based on David Adjaye's African-American history museum
Basketball player Stephen Curry and sports brand Under Armour have created a sneaker influenced by architect David Adjaye's Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. More
-
APL plays with proportions in "dramatic but serene" LA flagship store
Sneaker brand APL has opened its first store — a dramatically narrow, runway-like space in Los Angeles with an interior designed by architect Bernard Dubois. More
-
Kengo Kuma designs his first ever trainer for ASICS
For his first footwear design, architect Kengo Kuma has created a trainer in collaboration with Japanese sports brand ASICS that draws on the craft of bamboo knitting. More
-
Nike React Infinity Run is designed to reduce runners' injuries
Nike's new running shoe could prevent the chance of injury by 52 per cent, helping solve the problem that most often takes runners out of the game. More
-
Native Shoes creates trainers from single piece of algae-laced foam
Canadian brand Native Shoes has developed a sneaker that is entirely made from one continuous piece of algae-enriched EVA in a bid to clean up the footwear industry. More
-
Vietnam's Một shoes emphasise local style over globalised sneaker culture
New footwear brand Một has created a shoe it sees as distinctly Vietnamese, in a pushback against the influence of globalisation. More
-
Allbirds crafts shoes from renewable materials including wool and castor beans
Footwear brand Allbirds uses merino wool to manufacture the textile uppers of its Wool Runners shoes, which also feature laces made from recycled plastic bottles and insoles produced using castor bean oil. More
-
Nike's latest Joyride sneaker creates the feeling of "running on bubbles"
Nike's Joyride Run Flyknit trainer features a cushioned underfoot platform made up of thousands of tiny rubber beads that mould to the runner's foot shape and stride over time. More
-
Eight companies and designers making trainers as sustainable as possible
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 pulls trainers that feature early US flag
Nike has pulled a special-edition Fourth of July trainer that features an old version of the American flag on its heel, as it may "detract from the nation's patriotic holiday". More
-
Ermenegildo Zegna releases latest customisable sneaker My Claudio
Dezeen promotion: Ermenegildo Zegna has unveiled My Claudio, its latest range of personalised trainers available in a striking array of colour combinations. More
-
Native Shoes makes plant-based sneakers from pineapple and eucalyptus
Canadian footwear brand Native Shoes has released a unisex sneaker made entirely from vegan-friendly materials including eucalyptus, pineapple husk and dried hevea milk. More
-
Everlane designs leather Tread trainers to be "world's most sustainable sneakers"
American fashion brand Everlane has launched sneakers made from leather, recycled rubber and plastic bottles that it claims are completely carbon neutral. More
-
Nike app uses AR and AI to scan feet for perfect fit
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
-
Nike explains the engineering behind its latest record-breaking marathon running shoe
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
