Posts Tagged ‘shoe’
May05
Vans unveils Nintendo-themed sneakers
2016 at 07:14 pm by admin | Comments Off
Shoe company Vans is getting retro this summer with their new line of Nintendo footwear! The upcoming line, which will include a number of Vans’ popular releases like the Old Skool, Classic Slip-On, and Sk8-Hi sneakers, will feature a number of unique Nintendo-themed styles and decorations. Classic Nintendo franchises like Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong, and Duck Hunt will be decorating these cool new shoes, along with styles based on the classic Nintendo Entertainment System and its controllers. This brand-new line of retro gaming footwear is currently scheduled to release this June, with more designs surely on the way!
Oct12
Adidas unveils 3D printed running shoes
2015 at 02:20 pm by admin | Comments Off
Adidas, ready to embrace the use of 3D printing in future apparel customization, has announced their new “Futurecraft 3D” set of footwear! Hailed as a production breakthrough, Adidas’ new shoe will be completely customized by the user to fit their specific foot shape, and will even take contours and pressure points into account in order to create the most comfortable fit for every user. Buyers will be able to enter an Adidas store and have a unique pair of shoes printed exactly for them once the project takes off. This proof-of-concept is a collaboration in 3D printing service Materialise, and looks to be the first step in a series of projects from the company to innovate the budding medium.
Jun22
Vans X Murakami apparel this June
2015 at 01:32 pm by admin | Comments Off
Popular Japanese pop artist Takashi Murakami will be bringing his art to footwear this summer with his newest collaboration with shoe company Vans! The new collection of Murakami-themed shoes will be a part of the Vault by Vans fall 2015 collection, and will feature unique Murakami’s signature flowers and skulls design motifs on the Vans’ Classic Slip-On shoes.
Toddler-sized Slip-Ons will also be available as part of the collection, as well as t-shirts and even skateboards featuring Murakami’s artwork! This limited-edition selection of apparel and streetwear will only be available from select retailers in limited supply, so make sure to keep your eyes peeled! The collection will officially launch in these stores on June 27th.
Nov10
Artist crafts shoes from nature
2014 at 02:20 pm by admin | Comments Off
French artist Chirstophe Guinet, whose urban art and installation pieces have predominately featured nature and plant life, has recently released his newest foray into combining nature and manmade products with his “Just Grow It!” series of works! This project creates iconic Nike sneakers using a wide variety of materials from nature that Guinet hand-collects himself, and put an interesting spin on the iconic urban shoe brand. Each shoe in the projects embodies a different medium and motif; one shoe is made out of plant fuzz and twigs, while another is crafted out of tightly packec soil and rocks. Some shoes feature plantlife like grass and moss bursting from the seams, and one shoe is even entirely sculputed out of tree bark!
These nature-inspired shoes were put on display earlier this month at the SEIZE Galerie in Marseille, France, and Guinet created a short video detailing the creative process and final look of his shoes. Check out the video, along with photos of his artwork below!
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