Carlo Ratti on why the Vibram sole is a staple of the Italian summer
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In a new Wallpaper* summer series, architect Carlo Ratti explores Italy through the ordinary objects that define daily life. Fourth up: the Vibram sole, and how it helped the world find its footingCarlo Ratti's on the Vibram soleThere is a recurring image in mountaineering magazines: a boot resting on a rock, the Alps in the background. The boot is always photographed in profile, never from below. No one turns over the sole. If they did, they would find a small yellow octagon bearing the name Vi
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