
The world's rarest sneakers at the Design Museum in London A new exhibition with over 200 pairs on display and an adidas robot that creates shoes at the moment
The Design Museum in London organized an exhibition with StockX on sneaker culture called Sneakers Unboxed: From Studio To Street. More than 200 pairs of historic sneakers, both vintage and modern, will be exhibited, with behind-the-scenes insights into the creation of the most iconic models. The show will include, among the most particular items on display, also the robot of adidas Futurecraft.Strung, a machine capable of assembling sneakers on-the-spot. The exhibition will open its doors on May 18th and will remain open until October 24th.
Among the historical sneakers on display, the rarest prototypes and the latest technologies in the field of sustainability, the exhibition will also contain modern collaborations and icons, such as Samuel Ross's projects with Converse and Nike, the Yeezy and Air Dior, and artwork inspired by the sneaker world, such as those of artists such as Jack Harper, Jamel Shabazz, Grace Ladoja , Simon Wheatley and Reuben Dangoor as well as a series of insights on circular economy and upcyling and a meeting with designers specialized in sustainability including Stella McCartney.