Rick Owens pairs springy soles with leather for Adidas SS15 footwear
Fashion designer Rick Owens' footwear line for sports brand Adidas features boots that combine blade-like soles with calf-high leather uppers (+ slideshow). More
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Pharrell Williams and G-Star RAW transform ocean plastic into denim collection
Musician Pharrell Williams has worked with Dutch fashion brand G-Star Raw to create a denim collection made from waste plastic scooped up from the ocean. More
Vivienne Westwood launches Virgin Atlantic uniforms
British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood has unveiled her line of uniforms for airline Virgin Atlantic. More
Estel Alcaraz designs wellington boots you can squash into a bag
With heavy rain forecast for this weekend's Glastonbury, festival-goers will be wishing they had a pair of these lightweight wellington boots that can be rolled up and stuffed in a bag (+ movie). More
ScanLAB and Vivienne Westwood collaborate on first laser-scanned photoshoot
News: London studio ScanLAB has worked with fashion brand Vivienne Westwood to produce the first fashion shoot created with 3D laser scanners instead of cameras (+ movie + interview). More
Gabriela Ligenza launches 3D-printed hats for Ascot
Milliner Gabriela Ligenza, who originally trained as an architect and interior designer, has launched a collection of 3D printed hats to coincide with British horse racing event Royal Ascot. More
World Cup footballers wear Battlepack boots by Adidas
England captain Steven Gerrard and Uruguay's Luis Suarez were both wearing football boots from Adidas' collection featuring a new "disruptive" design in their world cup clash last night. More
Self-obsessed teenagers inspire hair and spots themed fashion collection by Sibling
The "anti-culture uniform" of teenagers from cities around the world has been reinterpreted into a range of menswear for London fashion brand Sibling's latest collection. More
Nendo adds to its expanding design portfolio with flexible reading glasses
Nendo is rapidly establishing itself as one of the world's most prolific design studios, adding flexible polycarbonate reading glasses to a long list of diverse projects from the last 12 months. More
Architects and designers "don't have a clue about fashion" says Marc Newson
News: most collaborations between fashion houses and industrial designers fail because of the "terrible snobbery" between the two industries, according to Marc Newson (+ interview). More
Coop Himmelb(l)au's Jammer Coat hides the wearer from Google
Austrian architecture studio Coop Himmelb(l)au has created a quilted spotty cloak designed to protect the wearer from unwanted data collection. More
Undulating sleeves create "optical effect" in Katherine Roberts-Wood's fashion collection
Bright waves of colour ripple through the sleeves of these garments held together with tabs and slots rather than stitching, designed by Royal College of Art graduate Katherine Roberts-Wood. More
Valeska Jasso Collado folds latex-covered foam into geometric garments
Fashion designer Valeska Jasso Collado combined metal, foam and latex to create Memphis-influenced garments for her University of Westminster graduate collection. More
Nike launches 3D-printed sports bag for Brazil 2014 World Cup
Sportswear company Nike has designed a 3D-printed sports bag for players taking part in the FIFA World Cup 2014, kicking off next week in Brazil (+ slideshow). More
Marie Cunliffe sculpts metal fabrics for graduate fashion collection
Kingston University graduate Marie Cunliffe has used copper-foiled lace and satin woven with metal to imitate colours and patterns from aerial photography for this fashion collection. More
Fondue Slippers by Satsuki Ohata melt and mould to the shape of your foot
These PVC shoes by Japanese designer Satsuki Ohata could mould to feet like a second skin, using a process similar to dipping food in melted cheese (+ slideshow). More
Silvia Fado designs impact absorbers for more comfortable high-heeled shoes
Footwear designer Silvia Fado has used hydraulic pistons and rubber balls in the heels of these shoes, aiming to improve the wearability of high heels (+ slideshow). More
Louise Bennetts constructs fashion collection from cork and horsehair
Steel corset boning holds together garments made from thin layers of cork and horsehair canvas in Royal College of Art graduate Louise Bennetts' fashion collection. More
Fiona O'Neill hand-paints dresses for Central Saint Martins fashion show
Black outlines framed the distorted silhouettes of painted dresses in Central Saint Martins fashion graduate Fiona O'Neill's collection, presented at the institution's catwalk show earlier this week. More
Kathleen McDermott creates expanding dress to protect the wearer's personal space
The skirt of this dress by Hong Kong artist Kathleen McDermott spreads out when someone comes too close to the wearer (+ slideshow). More