Elizabeth Segran
Fast Company
Cambridge, MA, United States
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This unique running shoe, designed by an Ironman champion, can be shredded to create new pairs
Swiss shoemaker On, one of the 50 Most Innovative Companies of 2023, has created a subscription programs that makes it easy to recycle its shoes and clothing. → Read More
The 10 most innovative companies in retail for 2023
Retail companies—including In, Claire's, Squarespace, and Jenni Kayne—are reinventing both products and how they are sold. → Read More
The 10 most innovative companies in fashion and apparel for 2023
Fashion companies—including Tiffany & Co., Hoka, and Coperni—are challenging everything we think we know about getting dressed. → Read More
On launches tiny versions of its running shoes for kids
The cult shoe brand redesigned its sneakers to cater to the physiological needs of children. → Read More
What happened to Glossier
After a couple of tough years, Glossier is selling its products at Sephora as part of a bigger turnaround plan. → Read More
Exclusive: Hanes undies gets a colorful redesign to win over Gen Z
Hanes is known for its classic white underwear. Can its colorful new Hanes Originals line sell the brand to Gen Z? → Read More
Pharrell Williams is Louis Vuitton’s next menswear creative director
Louis Vuitton just appointed Williams as the creative successor to the late Virgil Abloh. → Read More
The 5 best work-life bags for your hybrid lifestyle
Hybrid working requires bags and backpacks designed for work and life. → Read More
We buy too many clothes. Can fashion’s secondhand boom change that?
Fashion brands like J.Crew and Patagonia now boast secondhand clothing shops. So why is clothing production still growing every year? → Read More
Ikea’s new Marimekko collection is inspired by Nordic sauna culture
Ikea and Marimekko's Bastua collection includes brightly patterned items like floor cushions, kimonos, and water bottles. → Read More
This small Herman Miller table is designed to ease the uncomfortable reality of hybrid work
Hybrid work often involves finding a quiet place to work in the midst of a busy office or a noisy home. This desk makes that easier. → Read More
Fashion week birthed fast fashion. Can it kill fast fashion, too?
We invented fashion week 80 years ago. Here’s how we could update it for the 21st century. → Read More
Inside Converse’s innovation lab, where future Chuck Taylors come to life
At Converse's Concept Creation Center, shoes go from idea to collection in a matter of months. → Read More
The quest to design the world’s softest shoe
How Allbirds, Birkenstock, and other brands are racing to design the world's comfiest shoe. → Read More
How Canada Goose’s stores became galleries for Inuit art
Canada Goose may be a luxury parka brand, but it has big ambitions when it comes to acquiring Canadian art. → Read More
Is maximalism in or out of style? This year, let’s decide it doesn’t matter
The debate between maximalism and minimalism is increasingly pointless. → Read More
The era of DTC brands is over. Here’s what the next generation of startups looks like
DTC companies like Warby Parker and Everlane changed how customer shopped. Newer startups are getting back to the basics. → Read More
From 7-Eleven to Canada Goose, stores are going to get more awesome in 2023
To keep customers coming back, stores have to do more than provide Instagrammable moments. → Read More
Silver & Riley’s founder couldn’t find a luxury travel bag she loved. So, she created her own
Lola Banjo had to navigate supply chain complexities and an insular fashion world to build her successful accessories business. → Read More
Meet the high-design startups taking on the $30 billion baby furniture industry
The aesthetics of childhood are evolving to mirror the preferences of adults. → Read More