For today’s edition, we’ve got a bundle of interesting articles, insights, and trends just for you. Let’s take a look:

• OXMAN presents a revolutionary class of biologically programmed, computationally grown, and robotically manufactured shoes.

• By harnessing algorithms, parametric modeling, and digital fabrication, designers are scripting the future of what we wear on our feet, one data-driven stitch at a time.

• HP’s Multi Jet Fusion technology and Lonati’s shoe-upper knitting machines, pave the way for a future of eco-friendly footwear production.

• Basilisk is the world’s first AI-Generated, 3D printed Shoe.

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100% Biodegradable 3D-Printed Shoes by OXMAN

OXMAN presents a revolutionary class of biologically programmed, computationally grown, and robotically manufactured shoes and textiles that give biodegradable bioplastics the design that their biology deserves.

How Computational Design Rewrites Footwear’s Future

Imagine a sneaker that molds to your foot like a second skin, its sole a lattice of organic curves so precise it feels like walking on air. This isn’t a distant fantasy—it’s the reality of computational design in the footwear industry today.

Procedurally Performant Patterns

This workshop focuses on using Houdini for procedural design of performance-driven patterns in Footwear and Industrial Design, from CAD processing to prototyping.

HP, Decathlon, and Lonati Group reveal new shoes created using 3D printing technology

The shoe features Lonati’s expertly crafted sock combined with an inventive midsole and outsole created using HP’s cutting-edge 3D printer.

AI-generated and 3D-printed shoes by Kedar Benjamin

Basilisk is the world’s first AI-Generated, 3D printed Shoe, made custom to order by Zellerfeld Basilisk is not only a shoe but a step forward into the future of design and manufacturing.

Delta Diffuse uses reaction-diffusion simulations to create complex patterns

Delta Diffuse, designed by Nolan Kim, is the design and development of an outsole that Reaction-Diffusion configures.

Additive Footwear Design – Studio Kedar Benjamin

Additive Footwear Design course focuses on using Houdini and Blender to create professional 3D printable footwear designs optimized for FDM and Resin printing technologies.

Nike ISPA Universal, the perfect fusion of 3D printing, AI-design, and sustainable materials

Nike created ISPA Universal, a new shoe that combines 3D printing, artificial intelligence (AI) design, and eco-friendly materials.

Baliston and Philippe Starck unveiled an AI-augmented footwear and ecosystem

Baliston and Philippe Starck created an AI-augmented footwear collection that includes cutting-edge AI technology, 100% recyclability, and access to a unique ecosystem of services.

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