Footwear News: Small World

Cool Hunting sneaker freaks around the globe are taking their latest obsession online– and discovering they’re not alone. “Similar to any other topic, the Internet has helped spread communication more quickly,” said Josh Rubin, founding editor of Coolhunting.com, a New York-based blog he began just over two years ago as “a running database of things I like. In the case of sneakers, news used to …

Nike Stash and Futura Dunk

255, the Nike iD boutique in Manhattan's Nolita, typically plays host to a small group of invited guests. Sometimes, though, larger parties are thrown. Such was the case a couple months back when Stash and Futura brought along 30 friends. That night the graf artist and the shop keep designed a shoe together and even made a logo to go along with it. And Nike …

WK Interact

WK Interact, the French urban artist based in NYC, has a new book out. Featuring his street, studio and commissioned work from the last 10 years, the book also includes some shots that reveal the depth of his creative process. Famous for his black and white painted murals of skaters, kung-fu masters boxers and mountain climbers, all of his work incorporates a unique and often …