Sneaker Unboxed - Studio to Street

This is the first book to bring together leading designers, creators and industry insiders to reflect on sneaker design and its seminal influence on popular culture. Contributors provide insight into the evolution of sneakers from sportswear to style icons, the processes and people involved in sneaker design and its global future.

Through conversations with the people directly involved in the creation of sneakers, it speaks to the next generation of sneaker designers and wearers by asking: who are the people involved in the design of a sneaker? How do their roles and approaches differ? How does their individual work contribute to the collective effort of making a sneaker? What will be the future of sneaker design?

Richly illustrated, it includes iconic sneakers, drawings and sketches, prototypes and glimpses of the manufacturing process. Across three chapters – Style and culture, People and processes, The future – the industry leaders' approaches and experiences unfold the past, present and future of sneakers as style icons and cultural facilitators. Contributors address the next generation of designers with an open challenge to move the industry in a more positive direction for both people and the planet.