Footwear design project 2019
Footwear design project 2019
elpódi
Footwear created for natural disaster victims.
Problems
Limited supplies (varying size of feet)
Transportation/Packaging
Intuitive design (simple, quick and easy)
inspiration: aquatic animals
Ideation Sketches
Solution
Symmetrical Slip-On Design
No left or right. Only one shoe to manufacture.
Variable Sizing
Using laces with a toggle, the user can adjust the length of the shoe using a rising heel backed with rubber and cut out levels of groves.
Flatpackable
Shoe can be shipped flattened and stacked to maximize volume.
Prototyping
From sketch to custom symmetrical last modeled and printed, a pattern was created and tested.
Fusing 3D Prints into Fabric
Inspired by turtle shells, i designed and printed a cage for containment of the foot. With the idea of hot melt materials for soft goods, i printed the cage using a flexible TPU to be heat pressed and fused into the foam Ariaprene.
Feedback + Check-In
This project was sponsored by Ariaprene working in a design intensive at Pensole. This was a check-in/recording event for our team working on the natural disaster project.
Final Development of elpódi
Prototypes
elpódi
made with Ariaprene and natural crepe rubber.
