All it took was a change to the long-accepted, high-intensity vulcanization process to develop a material that's 10 times tougher than regular natural rubber.

Explore how to make durable sandals using vulcanized rubber, a material that’s commonly left over during the tire vulcanization process. Vulcanization, which is used to harden and strengthen rubber, ...

It wasn’t until 1844, when Charles Goodyear patented vulcanized rubber, that soccer balls began to really take shape—literally.

Patrizio di Marco, the former Gucci and Bottega Veneta chief executive officer, is becoming a serious sneakerhead. In a new development tied to its role in reviving the Pro-Keds footwear brand, Di ...

A vulcanized rubber sole? That’s your foundation: flexible, durable, and grippy. 100% cotton canvas? That means breathability and the kind of lived-in comfort that only gets better with time.

In 1923 Converse put his name on the ankle patch of a shoe he’d helped to restyle, a high-top, black-and-white, vulcanized-rubber-and-canvas basketball shoe: the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star.

Vulcanized rubber, due to unique characteristics, saw most uses in automobiles. Even with the latest shifts in the industry, vehicles still ride on tires. Today, tires consist of about 19 percent ...

Our deals writer found Pro-Keds Royal Hi Lace Up sneakers, ‘New York’ Magazine’s deputy editor’s favorite everyday shoe, for just $34 — a 50 percent discount.

Vulcanized rubber is used in tires, bowling balls, hockey pucks, but as we know most lovingly, in the soles of our beloved Vans Classics.

Earlier in his career, Tiller worked for Keds, the rubber-soled canvas sneaker brand founded in 1916, and Sperry, the boat shoe brand founded in 1935.

According to the brand, Hood Rubber began advertising its first basketball sneakers in its 1914 catalog. The shoe was a laced-to-toe high-top made with heavy duck canvas and a vulcanized rubber sole.