Look down at your feet. Your shoes might seem an innocuous, but they contain lots of forms of plastic, and often leather, giving them their own sizeable carbon footprint. As all companies try to limit ...

The soles on a new pair of sneakers from a startup called Blueview look like they’re made from ordinary polyurethane foam. But the material, which took more than six years to develop, is partly ...

As time rolls on, it’s getting harder and harder for sneaker brands to truly wow the shoe shoppers of the world. A sneaker with a shock-absorbent sole? Been there. A pair with a water-resistant upper?

Chinese polyurethane heavyweight Huafon showcased its newly developed shoe sole made from recycled material at PU China 2019. Roughly 30 percent of the sole is made from recycled footwear — defective ...

The shoe that changed everything, according to designer D’Wayne Edwards, was the Nike Air Max 1. It was like nothing the young Edwards had ever seen. The designer, Nike’s Tinker Hatfield, had been an ...

Rubber is one of those materials that is as ubiquitous as it is misunderstood. From pencil erasers, to SodaStream gaskets, to the soles of sneakers, rubber is almost everywhere, but few of us know ...

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If you’re ready to add a new pair of sneakers to your closet, leather is a great option, since it's both functional and stylish. The best leather sneakers for men have an upper made from real leather, ...