Boston Globe
Endstate featured in the Business Section in September 2022.
Business Insider
Featured in this article on former Nike execs who have started businesses.
Hypebae
“From New Balance to Endstate, Why This Footwear Designer is Entering the Web3 Sneaker Culture”
HIGHSNOBIETY
Interview with Stephanie about her career and the formation of Endstate’s mission.
Press
ONE37PM
This article features Endstate’s mission and the Statecraft sneaker drop.
Design Milk
Stephanie reviews her journey as a designer and introduces Endstate during this presentation for the Vignelli Center for Design Studies.
NPR
At Endstate, our work spans the physical and the digital. My interview with NPR gives insight into the emerging future of digital fashion.
Design Museum London Book
This book that accompanies the museum’s Sneakers Unboxed exhibit in 2021 highlights forty designers who share their perspective on Style and Culture, People and Process, Innovation and The Future.
Sneaker Law Book
Honored to be listed among the company of design all stars in this chapter of Sneaker Law, published in 2021.
SNEAKER FREAKER
Sneaker Freaker is an authority in the game. It was an honor to share some history with them in this interview.
Strange on Purpose Podcast
This podcast interview covers Storytelling, Sustainability, Being a Woman Entrepreneur, and Bringing Inspiration to Future Generations.
How I Got Into Sports Tech webinar
Cheresse Thornhill and I discuss our different experiences in the Sports Tech industry, and share advice for people looking to enter.
Footwear Fables Interview
In this interview I talk about how people can make a social impact through their work, how companies must move in this direction, and how sustainability and innovation are fundamental to brands as we move forward. It's a 30 minute discussion with Creative Andrew Thompson, Founder of Fable Footworks, whose conversations with designers are enlightening about all parts of the creative process.
Podcast Interview
This podcast interview highlights how I apply insight research to solve design problems. More importantly, I discuss how and why people can protect themselves at home if a family member becomes ill from COVID-19. I hope it inspires people to connect their own unique skill set toward solving big problems.
(Note: This interview was recorded early in the pandemic)
International Design Excellence Awards
The International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) is one of the longest running and most prestigious design awards programs in existence. Each year, thousands of entries are submitted by design teams across the globe, making IDEA one of the largest and most widely anticipated annual awards programs in the world. In 2019, HOW AND WHY won a silver IDEA award for Project Better in collaboration with the VF Innovation Team.
Bodega Interview
To commemorate the re-release of the New Balance 850, we caught up with head designer, Stephanie Howard, and asked her to take us back to the early days of the shoe’s conception. When the 850 first hit stores back in 1996, Howard was the youngest designer over at New Balance. Today, she is the Founder and Creative Director at the award-winning design studio, How and Why. In the course of our conversation, Howard discusses her innovative design concepts, the general climate surrounding the shoe’s release, and its ability to stand the test of time 23 years later.
Speaking on Design
In October 2018, Stephanie was asked to join industry leaders to reflect on the evolution of industrial design.