trainer culture.
Despite a pandemic-related delay, Sneakers Unboxed: Studio to Street has finally thrown open its doors, to show off the best of the latest kicks and track its evolution from humble sports shoe to an auction record-breaker.
Divided into different zones, the exhibition explores the multi-layered appeal of trainers
, such as the constant innovations that have kept customers coming back for more.
Here, visitors can explore the earliest days of
trainer-dom via the 1919 Converse Chuck Taylor All Star to the revolutionary Reebok Pump of 1989, that offered a custom fit with its inflatable tongue, and see how cutting-edge solutions have been applied to mass-market footwear.
The iMac revolutionised our world – and now it s back to do it again
Apple s original iMac was so perfectly designed, it shaped the look and feel of a technological era. Will the new M1 have the same legacy?
21 May 2021 • 5:00am
The new M1 is the latest version of the iMac, originally released 23 years ago
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In Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs biopic Michael Fassbender, as Jobs, launches the iMac G3 in 1998 and it’s the triumph of his life. His opponents praise him. The press fawn. He gets projections that he’ll ship one million units in the first 90 days, making it the fastest selling computer in history. “Steven – it’s over,” Kate Winslet, playing his marketing chief Joanna Hoffman, tells him. “You’re going to win.”
Every time you reach a milestone there s another one ahead : Bethany Koby, Tech Will Save Us theiet.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theiet.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Art Industry News: Forget Ghost Booths Art Basel’s First In-Person Fair in Over a Year Will Feature Futuristic Holo-Dealers + Other Stories
Plus, the Sharjah Biennial is postponed to 2023 and influential architect and curator Terence Riley has died.
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Art displays at Art Basel Hong Kong 2017. Photo by Nora Tam/South China Morning Post via Getty Images.
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