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Have you ever been inside the technical sole of a running shoe? This is the experience subtly offered by Willo Perron for Vans in the “Checkered Future” installation at the Triennale Milano for the Design Week.

Through a stunning mixture of lights, sounds, smoke and moving mirrors, the experience is well worth the wait.

Video also here.

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    […] from the running shoe I talked about yesterday, the Triennale also offers a nice collaboration between Ruffino, a renowned Italian winery […]

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