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 groundbreaking 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 users 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 to make 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 Process, The Future—industry leaders’ perspectives and experiences unfold the past, present, and future of sneakers as style icons and cultural enablers. 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.