Foam compost test I saw this as my only time to really test the compostability of my foam and so first thing i did was take 4 of my samples, all with different strength and compression levels and buried them in a dorment compost. These were by foams before: I will revisit them in two …
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Semeseter 2 – Week 9 Friday
Shoe Upper For the upper I decided to use existing fabrics, this way I could use a material people know and trust. I narrowed down to 4 material; Linen, Hemp, wool and organic cotton. I chose Wool and decided on Merino wool as it is easily accessible in NZ, it is odour resistant, breathable and …
Semester 2 – Week 9 Wednesday
In preparation for the final design presentations I produced a few renders of the two concept shoes I am deciding between. Concept 1 Concept 2 I have left out the detail of the 3D print in the fabric around the laces. Thos will be the next part I will work on and print.
Semester 2 – Week 9 Monday
Model outcomes The foam shows well through the open cells on the sole, I could remove more around the edges for a more speckled gradient. Pouring the foam last does make the join look cleaner from the inside but the fabric does cover some of the voronoi cells from the outside, stopping the foam from …
Semester 2 – Week 8 Friday
I revisited the first 3D printed sole I modelled and applied some of the skills I learnt from grasshopper to make a shell with closed areas that would make contact with the ground. When printing I set it to build support but this proved problematic as it made a thin layer of TPU across the …
Semester 2 – Week 8 Thursday
Development on visual language
Semester 2 – Week 8 Wednesday
Development I began with a visual analysis of current sneakers in the market, hoping to get inspiration on creating a memorable visual aesthetic, using parametric pattern details. Sketching
Semester 2 – Week 8 Monday
Now that I had another concept sole to work with I cut and stitched on a new upper. For this model i used one of the thinner 3D print details on the fabric. I used a white canvas to see how the colours looked compared to the red and blacks. To get the pattern I …
Semester 2 – Week 7 Friday
Collected the ingredients and made a batch of foam, for this batch I tested adding pigment for coloured foams. For this concept I added black. I also tested different methods of containing the foam, as the pieces are separated i needed something to stop the foam from covering the parts completely. For this i tested …
Semester 2 – Week 7 Thursday
In my mind I still have one other concept to test out. This is using the voronoi sole shape and extending the pieces on the edge to run up the side of the sole and join to the fabric. This means the sole doesn’t have a solid edge and is able to move and bend …
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