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25 April 2025

Insoles as essential equipment - footwearbiz, world footwear

Dr Naveed Anwar – Pressure-relieving insoles can play a pivotal role in enhancing comfort, reducing injury risks and even improving athletic performance. This article explores the technology and science behind ...

11 April 2025

Footwear for diabetics

A research team in Poland has developed special footwear incorporating pulse-emitters to help people with diabetes.

04 April 2025

The fight for durability

A “radical step forward” in making its footwear more durable helped Keen win recognition in Time’s ‘Best Inventions’ list at the end of 2024.

21 March 2025

Single-minded

Helen Kirkum combines sneaker culture with craftsmanship, using leftover shoes and deadstock to create unique designs.

14 March 2025

Leather outsoles, not to be overlooked

Innovations in footwear might suggest that comfort, performance, and wearability are in a constant state of evolution.

07 March 2025

To repair is to care

A lowering of tax on shoe repairs in France should convince more consumers of the benefits of renewing and reusing footwear as part of a more sustainable economic model.

28 February 2025

The lasting demands of automation

Last technology developer Framas makes a case for automation in direct-injection processes, but points out that specially developed lasts are an essential part of this transition.