Art & Sole

n 2007, renowned graphic designer, visual artist and professor (at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab), John Maeda teamed up with Reebok to create this Ventilator Timetanium.


In 2005 Japanese Artist Katsuya Terada applied his art to the Nike Air Zoom Terra Tattoo. The graphics were inspired by the elements air, wind, fire and water. Limited to just 300 pairs the shoes were packaged in a laser-engraved wooden shoebox



Lifesize chocolate sneakers by Switzerland-based design studio//DIY’s fashion and music brand


There is now a huge crossover between sneakerculture and the worlds of art and design.



Art & Sole, Contemporary Sneaker Art & Design
Written and designed by Intercity
Published by Laurence King, £16.95
In shops by mid October

Art & Sole is a new title that going to come by mid October. Published by Laurence King.
Art & Sole is the first book to focus exclusively on contemporary, cutting-edge sneaker design. This is the first book to explore and celebrate the phenomenon of the now frequent collabrations between sports shoe brands and artists.

The book is split into two sections,
the first looks at sneakers designed by artists
and the second looks at artwork inspired and or funded by sneaker brands – from sculptures made from dissected shoes, to oil paintings on canvas, and even the customisation of the shoes themselves.

There is now a huge crossover between sneakerculture and the worlds of art and design.

Link: http://www.creativereview.co.uk/crblog/art-sole-where-sneakers-and-art-collide/