Kengo Kuma designs his first ever trainer for Asics

For his first footwear design, architect Kengo Kuma has created a trainer in collaboration with Japanese sports brand Asics that draws on the craft of bamboo knitting.
"Originally, Japanese culture was based on 'connecting lines'," said Kuma.
"This is a fibre material derived from wood.
For Kuma, switching from architecture to footwear design was not as big a leap as it might first appear.
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