Innovation
Nike offers shoes customised in 90 minutes
For decades, Nike has worked directly with athletes to create cutting-edge and highly personalized products. Now the brand wants to start to expand this concept
Smart Shoes - When design and comfort isn't enough
Footwear companies have been partnering up with technological agencies to create innovative shoes with features and functions that go well beyond design
2 High-tech innovations that will change the footwear industry
3D printing and Virtual reality are innovative technologies that companies are using to change the way consumers experience footwear
adidas introduces new 3D-printing process
adidas has joined forces with Carbon, a Silicon Valley startup, to move 3D printing shoes from prototypes into mainstream retail
Nike’s self-lacing sneakers to cost 720 US dollars
Nike announced the retail price of its model HyperAdapt 1.0, the self-lacing model inspired by the 1985 movie Back to the Future Part II
SLEM starts new innovation program
International innovation institute SLEM has developed a new 9-month program to inspire professionals and companies in new ways of thinking about footwear aiming to positively impact and improve the industry
Lenovo launches smart running shoes
During Lenovo’s Tech World event in San Francisco this past week, the company revealed a smart running shoe with most features a fitness tracker demands
EasyJet tests new Sneakairs
The British low-cost airline has developed a prototype smart shoe designed to help tourists visiting their elected cities
Nike pushes design innovation
The US-based sports giant debuted a number of brand new styles as part of their Nature of Motion exhibition at the 2016 edition of the Milano Design Week
Feet it wants to revolutionize the way online shopping works
Measuring the foot to facilitate the online purchase process, anywhere in the world and without the fear of facing returns. This is the starting point of the Feet it app
Exhibition shows footwear designed for people with cerebral palsy
In total there are 12 prototypes of shoes, boots and sneakers, all designed bearing in mind the needs of people with cerebral palsy, and incorporating the concerns with the aesthetics
NEWALK project presents results
Areas of research included materials, components and technology for footwear
Stride Rite develops odor-eliminating footwear
The US based company has signed a licensing agreement with Genius Brands International, the licensing agent for the micro-encapsulation company Celessence Technologies
Nike presents Flyease
The new model was announced by the US-based company as the result of a new shoe technology, "the first of its kind". Shoes will help the lives of people with disabilities
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