Starting Five: Product Highlights [July 22]
LATEST, FEATURE, DESIGNJohn Chenconceptkicks, startingfive, starting 5, july, asics, bottega veneta, li-ning, moncler genius, thesoloist., Bottega Veneta Puddle Bomber Boot, Soulland x LI-NING, ASICS Actibreeze 3D Sandal, TAKAHIROMIYASHITA THESOLOIST. Five Finger Chelsea Boots, Moncler Genius - 1 JW Anderson Zip Gator Shoe, jw anderson
Editorial: MRBAILEY® x adidas OZLUCENT
DESIGNJohn ChenConceptkicks, mrbailey, adidas originals, ozlucent, natural engineering systems, aurelia aurita, moon jellyfish, polyp, ephyra, medusa, biomimetic, design, adiplus, neoprene, mycelium, amniotic sac, tayler prince-fraser, john chen, breandan Mcbennett, scarlet walker, louis flashman, alex ayodele, nazy shahani, kai, william penny
SS23 Show Favourites
LATEST, FEATURE, DESIGNJohn Chenconceptkicks, ss23, show favourites, fashion week, agr, ahluwalia, robyn lynch, paris, milan, london, prada, jw anderson, gucci, harry styles, rick owens, cdg homme plus, louis vuitton, craig green, adidas, collapsable sneaker, Yohji, yohji yamamoto, yohji yamamoto x adidas, Y-3, suspension, reese cooper, merrell, hydro moc, merrell 1trl, vibram, seed & soil, loewe, jonathan anderson, grass-covered shoes, pull-tie boots, martine rose, concept, nike shox mr4, womes euros, natasha zinko, kacimi latamene, spikes, namesake, ne.sense, taipei, 3d printed sneaker, exoskeleton, zegna, mrbailey, zegna x mrbailey, triple stitch, doublet, y-project, melissa, sacai, clarks, Kiko Kostadinov
Starting Five: Product Highlights [June 22]
LATEST, FEATURE, DESIGNJohn Chenconceptkicks, startingfive, starting 5, june, bottega veneta, dries van noten, jil sander, nike, nike ispa, scry, paris ss23, nike ispa link, circular design, modular footwear, link, nike presto clip, nike zvezdochka, nike flyknit, link axis, bottega veneta trail, one-piece mould, dries van noten lug loafer, boat shoe, jil sander elba lace up boot, elba lace up boot, combat boot, polyurethane air bubble, scry core shadow boot, zixiong wei, 3d print
Ending Soonest 002: Puma
LATEST, FEATURE, DESIGNJohn Chennike, conceptkicks, ending soonest, Puma, hidden gems, puma collab, raf simons, mihara yasuhiro, alexander mcqueen, luxury, sprint lumber shoe, puma ny running shoe, leather, nubuck, zigzag stitching, cork, anatomical vein mid 2006, natural form, tendons, anatomical vein low, 2006, mcqueen, vibram furoshiki, my-6 disc, puma disc, puma black label, jil sander, jil sander puma, puma boot, raf simons jil sander, death stranding, hideo kojima, ny running shoe summer 2007, 2007, fashion sportswear, philippe starck, philippe starck puma, 2004, industrial design, minimalist shoe, less is more
Timberland CONSTRUCT:10061
DESIGN, LATESTJohn ChenCONCEPTKICKS, conceptkicks, construct, construct:10061, timberland, the shed, The Shed, prototyping lab, dr factory machine, laser cutter, 3-D printer, timberland ace, advanced concepts and energy, boot, cosmic latter, cosmic latte, daniel bailey, mr. bailey, tectra, technical transparency, jaimus tailor, aisha kuijk, onion boot, vibram, Vibram, vibram sole, john chen, timberland world hiker, world hiker, tadd smith, dyneema, dyneema leather, chris dixon, tercel webbing, weave upper, hardware, fastening, clog, isamu noguchi, accordion, ev bravado, téla d'amore, who decides war, super timberland boot, jay diaz, nate estabrook, ben gorham, galosh, EVA, workshop, josh alas
Starting Five: Product Highlights [May 22]
LATEST, FEATURE, DESIGNJohn Chenconceptkicks, startingfive, givenchy, oakley, braindead, oakley x braindead, Y-3, yohji yamamoto, suicoke, suicoke mok inject, mok inject, injection mould, EVA, oakley factory team, oakley flesh, adidas x humarace, humarace, nmd s1 ryat, boost, gangbox, g clog, g clog boot, matthew williams
Lost Tech: adidas_1
LATEST, FEATURE, DESIGNJohn Chenconceptkicks, adidas, Y3, footwear, design, footwear design, lost tech, adidas_1, intelligent shoe, Y2K scare, computerised technology, adidas_1 basketball, adidas_1 bb, motorised, mechanical engineering, adidas engineer, adidas engineers, christian dibenedetto, mark oleson, science fiction, 2005, computerised shoe, microprocesser, hello tomorrow, spike jones, squeak e. clean, karen o, intelligence level 1.1, tim duncan, sensors, adidas micropacer, puma rs computer shoe, fred lebow
Trust The Process: Comme des Garçons
DESIGN, LATESTJohn Chenconceptkicks, CONCEPTKICKS, rei kawakubo, comme, cdg, comme des garcons, converse, chuck 70, play, comme des garcons play, homme plus, tricot, junya, junya watanabe, dover street market, dsm, kawakubo, sping 1997, body meets dress, dress meets body, wabi-sabi, mu, ma, punk, avant-garde, derby, oxfords, chelsea boots, mary janes, zoom haven, nike, dr.martens, novesta, direct injection, nike blazer, nike air vapormax, pvc, nike dunk high clear, shoe cover, nike acg air mowabb, nike shox tl, nike air force 1 mid, nike air max 95, neo future, melissa, craft geometric high tops, nike air foamposite, salomon, pvc melflex, dissonance, rx 3.0, sr90, sr901e, monochromatic, tinker hatfield, 07 mid dinosaur pack, Multi Dimensional Graffiti, Nike Machomai boots, Nike Premier, Jugo Boot, Mexican Guarachero boots, Chevalier Derby
Trust the Process: Mecha
LATEST, FEATURE, DESIGNJohn Chenconceptkicks, footwear, design, footwear design, mecha, trust the process, metal gear solid, death stranding, robotics, walking machine, bipedal, gundam, astro boy, Osama Tezuka, Mitsuteru Yokoyama, mighty atom, tetsujin28-go, gigantor, mobile suit gundam, yoshiyuki tomino, super robot, real robot, blade runner, ghost in the shell, boston dynamics, mechwear, xenogenesis, the terminator, james cameron, aliens, ellen ripley, caterpillar p-5000, avatar, amplified mobility platform, apu, the matrix, amp, power loader, exoskeleton, method-1, vitaly bulgarov, alita, battle angel alita, raiden, cyborg, neill blomkamp, blomkamp, elysium, chappie, max decosta, human universal load carrier, hulc, adam, leo haslam, prophetleg, prophet leg, tabi, bigdog, spot, atlas
Sole Systems 006: Biomimicry
LATEST, FEATURE, DESIGNJohn Chenconceptkicks, sole systems, nike, asics, natural world, vibram, vibram fivefinger, fivefinger, human foot, goat, mosquito foot, nike goatek, goatek, gtek, velcro, biomimicry, hook and loop tape, nike air terra goatek, nike mayfly, mayfly, bill bowerman, onitsuka tiger, onitsuka tiger suction cup, sneature, biodegradable, chiengora, mycelium, public school, kombucha, scoby, bio-leather, balenciaga, toe boot shoe, stephan henrich, cryptide, camper karst, tabi, margiela, onitsuka, onitsuka marathon tabi, scaly-foot snail, steve gschmeissner
Starting Five: Product Highlights [April 22]
LATEST, FEATURE, DESIGNJohn Chenconceptkicks, startingfive, givenchy, oakley, braindead, oakley x braindead, Y-3, yohji yamamoto, suicoke, suicoke mok inject, mok inject, injection mould, EVA, oakley factory team, oakley flesh, adidas x humarace, humarace, nmd s1 ryat, boost, gangbox, g clog, g clog boot, matthew williams
Ending Soonest 001: Low-Tech
LATEST, FEATURE, DESIGNJohn Chennike, conceptkicks, ending soonest, low-tech, nike rejuven8, rejuven8, patagonia, helly hansen, nike city sock, city sock, salomon, salomon techamphibion, techamphibion, water shoe, patagonia rimu skywalk, rimu skywalk, honeycomb, helly hansen life versa, life versa, modular footwear
Trust The Process: Adidas Pharrell 2.0
Sole Systems 005: Prosthetics
LATEST, FEATURE, DESIGNJohn Chenconceptkicks, sole systems, prosthetics, blade runner, cheetah leg, cheetah, herodotus, hegesistratus, hugh hurr, prosthetic foot, carbon fibre, acrylic resin, titanium, crepe neoprene, aluminium, prosthetic leg, herr, MIT Media Lab, Biomechatronic, EMG sensor, residual limb, cheetah blade, össur, paralympics, blake leeper, aimee mullins, dazed, deazed fashion able, nike, nike sole 2.0, asics, xiborg, accessible design, jaipur foot, circleg, desiree riny, diy prosthetic manual, autodesk, 3D scan, conceptual prosthetic, MoMA, alexander mcqueen, nick night, dazed september 1998, fashion-able, jae-hyun an, ballet, ballet prosthetic, marie taglioni