3d_shoe
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This project highlights a huge disruption in the footwear market - the opportunity for every person and small business to create and produce new and radical shoes.
Entering this market requires a lot of investment and capital, that's why 3D printing opens the doors to progressive and more niche ideas.
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Description of the project
Summary
This project highlights a huge disruption in the footwear market - the opportunity for every person and small business to create and produce new and radical shoes.
Entering this market requires a lot of investment and capital, that's why 3D printing opens the doors to progressive and more niche ideas.
"3d_shoe" is a one-piece 3D printed sneaker that adapts to an individual's foot. It's inspired by layers that are the foundation of 3D printing.
The design of "3d_shoe" is based on the shape of the foot. Each line of the foot was either copied or exaggerated and by adapting these shoes to different people, the whole silhouette changes.
Key objectives for sustainability
3D printing technology is in itself sustainable but ensuring that that technology is in every household and is used responsibly is crucial in it's further development. The concept of "3d_shoe" is that it gets molded to different feet (biological and prosthetic) for optimal material distribution and efficiency. Every feet is truly different, therefore it's necessary to enter the market with this product and offer people an affordable, accessible, aesthetic and of-time design. People love customization, people love trends, people love products that tell them who they are. That's why I created the 3d_shoe.
In a more practical sense, this 3d printed shoe is made out of recyclable TPU plastic. Because it's a one-piece sneaker, recycling is super easy and has a lower environmental footprint.
Key objectives for aesthetics and quality
The current cultural climate is very eclectic and fast moving. Trends are rapid and everything is getting more and more niche. Therefore product design should fit in this space to truly be of value to the cultural development and innovation.
This might be a controversial opinion: I believe that the vast majority of designers will be replaced by AI and the designers left will be the ones who are above the algorithm, above the purely theoretical product creation, and the ones who really understand their culture.
Key objectives for inclusion
3d_shoe is all inclusive - every feet is different so every "3d_shoe" will have to be different. By adapting the shape of the sneaker to various feet the whole shoe changes. The topology changes - so does the silhouette.
Innovative character
There has been many attempts at solving this very problem (footwear market having a high barrier of entry), but none of them were right for the time or had a wide appeal. 3d_shoe is perfect in this pandemic/post-pandemic world. it's right for the culture, it's right for the time and it's right for the environment.
