Michael Leavitt’s Cardboard Kicks

The Seattle-based artist replicates an ordinary item with an everyday material, with fantastic results

by Eva Glettner Seattle-based Michael Leavitt might be a college dropout (he quit Brooklyns Pratt Institute of Art as a freshman, despite his a 4.0 GPA) but that, by no means, has meant he’s a failed artist. His “Art Army” project is just that; several handmade, one-off action figures for adultsfeaturing Tom Sachs dressed as an astronaut, Jeff Koons with balloon limbs and Yayoi Kusama …

Cool Hunting Video: Nike Magista

The next step in football combines innovative design and technology

Not long ago, Nike invited us to Barcelona, Spain for the unveiling of their latest shoes, which are yet another step forward in the revolutionizing of football boots. The Magista are the brand’s first Flyknit football boots, designed in conjunction with athletes to create a extremely lightweight and high-performance shoes. We had the chance to speak with Martin Lotti—Nike’s Creative Director of Global Football—about the …

Oliberté

Socially and environmentally conscious quality leather footwear, made in Ethiopia from African materials

After spending several years working in the international aid community around Sub-Saharan Africa, frustration set in for Canadian Tal Dehtiar. Money intended to stimulate struggling economies seemed to dissipate with little to show for it in terms of large-scale change in the lives of everyday people. Aiming to create a business that is at once economically, socially and environmentally sustainable, Dehitar founded Oliberté in 2009, …