3d print shoes

Adidas has announced that it plans to 3D print 100,000 shoe soles of its Futurecraft 4 shoe by 2018. The German shoe and apparel company is doubling down on its…

I feel like every other day we’re seeing the launch of another 3D printed pair of shoes, and now that the majority of these seem to be more functional than…

Some things never change: the sun rises in the east, sunscreen is always a good idea, Cleveland sports fans know “there’s always next year”, everyone we love on Game of…

I hate shoe shopping. I’ve never understood the fuss, the excitement, the Sex and the City-esque love for the shoe department. A lot of this stems from the fact that I…

It’s been a while since we’ve seen any 3D printed shoes that elicited that instantaneous ‘must have’ reflex. While numerous brands have been launched offering progressive, customized 3D printed shoes,…

3D printed shoes just keeps coming back to me as a topic, it seems. Last week’s news included stories about both Nike and Adidas companies integrating the technology into its…

Does anyone remember the story of Imelda Marcos’ shoe collection? She was the wife of Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos, who held that title from 1965-1986. I was in high school…

Stunning! Today, we’re talking shoes, of the 3D printed variety, from one of our favorite fashion designers. And shut the front door–yes, we could actually wear these. Known to many,…

Originally created by NASA to be used in rocket fuel, a ferrofluid is precisely what it sounds like, a liquid with magnetically reactive properties. The intention was for it to…

Designer Ammo Liao moved from his home of 28 years in Tainan, Taiwan where the buildings and culture inspired him to develop his design skills, and he took those influences…

Architect and Designer Julian Hakes recently had an example of his groundbreaking, 3D printed, Mojito shoe included in the Victoria and Albert Museum’s “Shoes: Pleasure and Pain” Exhibition. The exhibition,…

While 3D printing a pair of shoes might sound like a simple enough feat these days, the idea that the basic designer now has the tools to pull this off…

When it comes to shoes, I have always been fairly practical. I mean, I try to avoid anything that makes me look like I have troglodyte-foot, but in general, I…

What’s one of the biggest expenses that online retailers face when selling shoes? Returns. I’m sure you’ve all gone to a shoe store, thinking you knew your shoe size, only…

One industry that seems to have thoroughly embraced the potential of 3D design and printing to revolutionize it from the ground up is the footwear industry. We’ve seen examples of…

Innovation, innovation, innovation is the manufacturer’s equivalent to the well-known real estate mantra. Top performers like Nike don’t get the luxury of duplicating cookie cutter condos year after year. From…