#nike-sneaker-design

#nike-sneaker-design

On May 2, 2025, arts and cultural organizations across the country received notifications that grants and funding promised by the National Endowment for the Arts were being rescinded. This was part of a larger initiative by the Trump Administration to dismantle not just the NEA, but also other arts advocacy programs including the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute for Museum and Library Services.

Sammy, a three-and-a-half-foot-long ball python, is beautiful with deep brown and gold patches. His skin is cool and smooth, providing a unique experience during yoga.

The supportive high drop Cloudnova 2s are down from $170 to $115, making them an excellent choice for serious runners looking for quality at a discount.

Built in 1913, the building calls back to the city's early development, much like the commercial clusters just a block or few long that are nestled in so many neighborhoods.

Rowe and Garen Scribner's libretto takes its liberties, setting the action in a world where everything is green and an evil princess has ruled that nothing be eaten but peas.

Amazon's Big Spring Sale is a made-up event designed to take your money, but it offers genuinely great deals for those willing to search for them.

Patel's bespoke shoes were black, white, and yellow, and featured a number 9 on the side to signify that he is the bureau's ninth director. A "K$H" logo on the tongue is Patel's personal logo (FBI directors have personal logos now), and a skull from the Marvel character Punisher appeared across the back of the shoe, along with the FBI's slogan "Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity."

Tuning frictional behavior on the fly has been a long-standing engineering dream. This new insight into how surface geometry governs slip pulses paves the way for tunable frictional metamaterials that can transition from low-friction to high-grip states on demand.

We were not expecting to find so much richness and depth from a physics point of view underneath the sole of a shoe, says Adel Djellouli, a scientist at Harvard University and co-lead of the study. In a new study, scientists explore the physics that give rise to the familiar squeak of basketball shoes sliding on a hard surface.

Now, returning in 2.0 trim, it's been treated to a New York-inspired update thanks to the folks at HSDT. Proportions and comfort have been elevated, while the sneakers' visual language has taken shape through features inspired by NYC's everyday structures. This continues the brand's "The Architecture of Everyday Life" ideology, focusing on scaffolding and steel beams, stairwells and sidewalks, mesh fences, utility grates and metals.

The system, tested in prototype form by NPR at the company's headquarters, consists of fairly standard-looking sneakers with a carbon fiber plate running through the soles. These sneakers are attached at the back to close-fitting, 3D-printed titanium leg shells that cinch to the calves. The battery-powered contraptions, containing complex motors, sensors and circuitry, weigh a couple of pounds and look like something out of Terminator or RoboCop.

Specifically, the company is focusing on the production of its newest, weirdest shoe-a giant soled laceless running shoe with a single-piece toe box made of "hyper-foam" plastics sprayed on by robot arms. The plastics are 40 percent biofoam, and the shoe is made of just eight pieces; On says its minimalist approach saves on the shoe's carbon footprint.

New Balance has turned its "dad shoe" image into a driver of growth. According to a recent CNBC report, New Balance sales were up 19% to $9.2 billion in 2025. The sneaker giant grabbed market share from rivals like Nike, per the report. New Balance told CNBC that it could reach its target of $10 billion in annual revenue by the end of 2026.

WNBA expansion team the Portland Fire has unveiled its inaugural game jerseys. The white home jersey has Fire emblazoned on the front, and the away red jersey showcases the city's name. The secondary logo is PDX, shorthand for the city, with the P as an outline of Mt. Hood and design of the P and D reflecting the flow of the Willamette River.

Lotti explained that Nike has been working with air as a cushioning technology in footwear for half a century, but they've barely scratched the surface of what air can do. The interesting twist? From a design perspective, they're working with a medium that's completely invisible. You can't see air, you can't touch it in the traditional sense, yet it's proving to be one of the most versatile materials in their arsenal.

I had to blink the first time I landed on the product page for the Nike ACG Ultrafly Trail. I'd seen lots of promotional assets ahead of the release (see here and here), where the trainer is caked with mud. But in the end, it's hi-vis orange - and like any other brand-new shoe, being sold without a stain or scratch.

Hoka is one of those brands that rarely hosts a big flashy sale, but if you know when and where to look (and we do), you can find some surprising deals. Holiday weekends or the change of the seasons are both solid times to shop, and Presidents' Day happens to be both. So, we dug up all the editor-loved Hoka shoes on discount, up to 35 percent off.

If your closet is packed with neutrals, we see you. But the limited-edition capsule from New York label World of Crow and San Francisco creativeand queen of dopamine dressingMeredith Peck (aka @sparkandpepper to her 800K Instagram followers) is here to brighten wardrobes and moods. It's bold color, creativity, and self-expression on steroids. The small-batch lineup pairs an ebullient palettepretty mauves, cool cocoas, electric blues, and fire-engine redswith artful prints and silhouettes that feel both feminine and freeing.