Surface Tension : Part 03

Surface Tension has followed rubber from its earliest uses. Parts 00–02 trace the path from animal hides and hobnails through vulcanization and the emergence of sticky rubber, from Bramani’s original problem to Boreal’s Firé and the pursuit of feel that reshaped climbing footwear through the 1980s and ’90s. Part 03 moves beyond the rock, tracing how those same ideas found their way into fashion houses and skate shops.