Native Shoes is known for its “Beast Free” motto, which means the affordable and colorful shoe brand does not use animal products on any of its shoes. And while buying animal-free shoes is always a positive choice for the Earth, there are so many other ways to make sure your shoes are eco-friendly. So, to take their dedication to animals […]

Haptic signing is a process in which a hearing, sighted person conveys information to a deaf and blind individual by touching their back or other parts of their body. It’s effective, but what happens if the deafblind person wants to be more independent? Well, new haptic-feedback clothing could help. The technology is being developed via the three-year European Union SUITCEYES […]

The way-out-of-the-box skimpy shoe market slowed down considerably since the trendy barefoot days of fuzzy five-toed shoe socks and chainmail foot sleeves just a few years back. Lately, though, it feels like it might be making something of a comeback. We’ve seen a few oddball ultralight footwear concepts in recent months, and the Link flip-shoe is possibly the weirdest of […]

Fundamental Architects in the The Netherlands offers a rather unusual take on the high-rise with its Tower of the Sun concept. The eye-catching design is defined by a large circular hole at its center and would feature significant sustainable technology, drawing energy from the river it bridges. If built – and, to be clear, there are no immediate plans to […]

The Eiffel Tower has undergone a little work in recent years, including a first floor renovation and the addition of some wind turbines, but now the land surrounding the iconic building will receive a makeover too. The first phase of the landscaping project is due to be completed in 2023, well in time for the city’s 2024 Summer Olympics. London-based […]

London may soon become host to a swimming facility that is as weather-defying as it is death-defying, with plans underway to build the world’s first 360-degree infinity pool high up in the frosty English capital. Infinity London would put thrill-seeking swimmers 220 m (721 ft) above street level and offer one-of-a-kind panoramic views of the surrounds. The planned Infinity London […]

Nike has redesigned the women’s floor of its flagship shop in London, introducing plus-size and para-sport mannequins for its sportswear displays. The sports brand has created a dedicated space for women on the third floor of its huge Oxford Street store. Mannequins with different body types, including plus size and para-sport mannequins, are intended to better display the range of items […]

If you’ve bought more boho-chic fast fashion than you’d like to admit over the last decade or two, you’ll soon be able to acquire even more — via rental. Urban Outfitters Inc., also known as URBN, is rolling out a clothing rental service called Nuuly. The new, U.S.-based platform will offer clothes from its three stores — Urban Outfitters, Free People, […]

Daniel Libeskind‘s New York architecture firm has revealed plans to build a museum in Kenya‘s Rift Valley, comprising tapered and pointed structures that resemble stalagmites. Studio Libeskind was enlisted to design Ngaren: The Museum of Humankind by Kenyan paleoanthropologist, conservationist and politician Richard Leakey. It will be built on a cliff edge in Rift Valley, where Leakey found the most complete skeleton […]

King Louis XIV of France wasn’t all fur cloaks and tights. The man liked a heel, too. Which comes as little surprise from someone who owned over 1,000 wigs, but such was the #menswear coming out of Versailles at the time. Where do you think the term ‘well-heeled’ came from? Good old Lou has been dead for about 300 years […]