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Last week sportswear giant, Adidas, unveiled the “Futurecraft 3D,” a 3D-printed, customized running-shoe midsole designed to meet the cushioning needs of an individual’s foot. Hailing it a “production breakthrough,” Adidas says the concept piece will take the running-shoe standard to the “next level” by offering a flexible carbon copy of the athlete’s foot, down to his or her exact contours and pressure points.
Milanese shoemaker, Sergio Rossi, has joined forces with Livia Firth’s “Green Carpet Challenge” to create the sustainable fashion initiatives inaugural line of shoes and purses.
Adidas has teamed up with Parley for the Oceans, a multidisciplinary band of “creators, thinkers and leaders” who want to make ocean debris a valuable material for the fashion industry, to create the world’s first shoe upper made entirely from reclaimed ocean plastic and illegal deep-sea gillnets.
Timberland has teamed up with music mogul Pharrell Williams to create a pair of boots inspired by nature—bees, to be exact.
“Footglove Earth,” is the first line of sustainable footwear from Marks & Spencer. Part of the British department store’s so-called “Plan A” environmental strategy, the shoes comprise a variety of post-consumer waste, such as coffee grounds in the fabric lining, rice husk–blended natural rubber for the soles, plastic bottles for internal reinforcements, and recycled foam for padded comfort.
Nike has unveiled what it considers its most innovative football cleat to date, the Vapor untouchable, made from recycled plastic bottles.
Actress, Social Entrepreneur and Environmentalist Lily Cole adds ‘Shoe Designer’ to her title as she launches her first trainer collection with sustainable brand Veja, as part of her work as ambassador for Sky Rainforest Rescue.