Creating modular, mono-material footwear — 2025
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22 billion pairs OF SHOES ARE SENT TO LANDFILL EVERY year
• It's estimated only 5% of shoes are recycled or reused
• 5 to 10 different materials make up a shoe - often glued together
• 6 to 12 months is the average lifespan of a shoe - almost always because the outer sole has been 'used up'
ENABLING A CIRCULAR SYSTEM
⒈ Mono-material design
⒉ Modular, replaceable outer-soles made from a soft thermoplastic
⒊ Used-up soles returned, cleaned, ground & extruded into 3D printing filament
⒌ New replacement outer-soles 3D printed
3D PRINTED PROTOTYPE
EXPLORING NEW FORMS
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