HOKA ONE ONE’s Research-Backed TENNINE Hiking Boots

Product developer Hy Rosario explains the unique design and intention

HOKA ONE ONE’s hefty new long-distance hiking boots, the TENNINE HIKE GORE-TEX, emphasize comfort and sustainability in a package unlike anything we’ve seen before. An extended heel feature called HUBBLE smooths the heel-to-toe transition, using your bodyweight to help propel forward. The boots (which HOKA has jokingly called “part hovercraft”) do differ from the tame, tapered look of typical hiking shoes, but every decision that …

Holiday Gift Guides 2020: Art Nerds

Whether finding prints for the home or representing your favorite gallery, these products are for those who appreciate creativity

To have any type of art in your own home is a gift—especially this year, when visiting galleries and museums hasn’t been easy. We’re not all able to afford the pieces we covet, but we can learn to appreciate our favorite genres, artists, photographers, buildings and styles through beautifully designed books or limited edition prints. We can represent our favorite small galleries by wearing their …

Nendo Designs a Smartphone that Folds Down to the Size of a Credit Card

With the Slide-Phone concept, Japanese design studio Nendo proposes a smart device that can fold down “like an inch-worn” to the size of a credit card (or 54 by 86 millimeters). Users slide the device’s OLED screen upward to reveal more functionality below—ultimately revealing the complete, seven-inch touchscreen. From its camera to its gaming capabilities, no modern convenience is lost. Though, the design inspiration certainly turns …