Book review: Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks
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Book review: Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks

As the Bata Shoe Museum’s exhibition Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting Edge Kicks comes to an end, Alex Sherlock reviews Senior Curator Elizabeth Semmelhack’s important exhibition publication. Whether you’ve seen the exhibition or not, this book is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in transforming the footwear industry for the better.

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This is Not a Shoe
Research News, Pedagogy Alexandra Sherlock Research News, Pedagogy Alexandra Sherlock

This is Not a Shoe

How can old shoes be used to effect a shift from a traditional ‘design-led’ to a circular ‘material-driven’ approach to design? Research conducted at RMIT University used shoes to explore the transferable knowledge and capabilities that can be developed through material reuse and upcycling in design education.

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