The Future of Footwear at Footwearology Lab
Man vs Machine: Who cleans your sneakers the best?
KOQOS LGND: What I learned in one year of creating a new sustainable sneaker
Algae Over Petroleum: Yeezy FOAM RNNR
Sustainable alternatives to petroleum based foam are ready for take over
Sneakers in the Metaverse: The Dematerialization of Fashion
The Metaverse is here and sneaker brands are tagging on! Will your next sneaker be digital?
€2000 sneakers for €49/month? The state of sneaker rental
People are spending more money on their sneakers, but what if you could rent them for a fraction of the price without the clutter?
Sneakers for Repair -Shoemaker of The Future
Cobbler Wouter shows how sneakers can be repaired to move towards a circular economy
Sneakers Grow Flowers - KOQOS Podcast
An Introduction to Leather and its eco-friendly siblings
Leather is one of the most used materials in sneakers, but vegan and bio based materials are around the corner. Which one is right for you?
Nike Flyleather - Recycling Leather
Adidas X Allbirds: Team Up!
Futurecraft.Footprint is a proof of concept for the lowest carbon footprint sneaker to date.
WEAR Store - Refurbish your Sneakers!
Adidas Ultraboost - Made To Be Remade
Adidas releases their single material UltraBoost “Made To Be Remade” for a circular economy
How VEGEA turns Grapes into Leather
VEGEA is changing the leather industry with sustainable bio-materials for the future of fashion
WAES Plastic-Free Footwear
In search of a more sustainable alternative to regular sneakers, WAES created the world’s first plastic-free, biodegradable footwear
Thousand Fell - A sneaker company committed to circularity
Thousand Fell is a New York based footwear brand that pays you to return your shoes to them so they can be recycled and kept out of landfill
On Cyclon - The shoes you can’t own!
On is set to release a new running shoe this Fall that is made from castor beans and closes the loop
Is Cactus our New Leather?
How two Mexican guys are trying to disrupt the leather industry with plant based leather made from cactus.
Nike & Stüssy Plant and Hand Dyed Air Force 1
Nike & Stüssy partnered up to release a new plant dyed version of their latest Air Force 1 collaboration
Sustainable Sneakers are Big in 2021
It all begins with an idea.
ARQIVE
A collection of interviews with industry professionals that have walked before me. We do a deep dive into their careers and find out what drives them, how they made their first steps and how the brands they work with are working towards a fun and fair future
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