With the development of 3D printing technology, more applications are gradually transitioning from the industrial field to the consumer field. As a typical application of 3D printing, people are no strangers to 3D printing shoes. As early as 2018, Adidas cooperated with Carbon to manufacture 100,000 pairs of 3D printing shoes, breaking people's perception of the 3D printing industry. For a long time, 3D printing shoes have mainly focused on the midsole, shoe mold, and other fields to meet people's functional needs for cushioning and lightweight shoes. With the development of technology, more and more designers have begun to actively embrace 3D printing. They have integrated pioneering ideas into the design of shoes, brought "new species" to the fashion industry, and brought a new round of 3D printing to the shoe industry. change.
The pursuit of "new" is the eternal obsession of fashion circles and designers! With new ideas and concepts, new designs, and production methods, 3D printing has undoubtedly brought a new creative stage to designers.
ANNAKIKI is an internationally renowned independent designer brand. It is good at using technology and futuristic design language to create a unique identity label. It is also one of the few Chinese designer brands to appear on the official schedule of Milan Fashion Week. A few days ago, ANNAKIKI and the cutting-edge innovative shoe brand SCRY jointly launched a 3D printed shoe "ETERNAL", which caused a sensation in the 2023 Milan Fashion Week.
The brand abstracts and reflects from the popular appearance, transforms the curiosity about the future into today's fashion language with surrealistic grotesque aesthetics, breaks through itself, uses fashion as an expression carrier, and uses digital technology as a dialogue medium, fashion vs technology, past vs. In the future, grotesque VS classics, and contradictions merge to form a unique brand style.
From "sports shock absorption" to "fashion creativity" the 3D printing shoe industry ushered in a new turning point!
If the mass production of shoe midsole is the 1.0 era of 3D printing shoes, then the mass production of fashionable whole shoes based on digital design is the 2.0 era of the 3D printing shoe industry.
Take the designer brand "ETERNAL" jointly created by ANNAKIKI×SCRY as an example. The shoes use ANNAKIKI's classic 3D three-dimensional wave sleeves and four-pointed star elements, combined with the unique design concept of designer SCRY, giving the shoes a three-dimensional and streamlined look. shape. The four-pointed star element is hidden in the sole while continuing the retro-futuristic aesthetics of ANNAKIKI, it further explores the possibility of symbiosis between human beings and technology and art.
At the same time, well-known designer Kanye West and luxury brand "Balenciaga" recently showed their new 3D printing fashion shoes on social media.
After the early exploration period of functional shoes, 3D printing shoes entered the era of fashion and personalization. Ultra-high-speed 3D printing, cutting-edge high-performance new materials, and new design concepts are changing the industry and ecology of today's footwear.
3D printing shoe industry new outlet
According to the traditional manufacturing method, mass production of a new shoe often requires multiple processes such as design, sample, mold opening, cutting, and assembly. 3D printing shoes is simplified into two steps: design + printing, which greatly reduces the production process of shoes, saves costs, and improves efficiency, so 3D printing is also the future development direction of the shoe industry.
For 3D printed shoes, the most critical are two parts: design + printing (production).
Designers use design software to create 3D models of shoes to design unique shapes, which can also be customized according to user needs. The material of 3D printed shoes is often a "TPU" material similar to soft glue (including wire, powder, and resin), using FDM fused deposition technology, SLS powder laser sintering technology, or DLP digital light curing molding.
As a leader in ultra-high-speed 3D printing, JR takes the lead in realizing the large-scale production of 3D printing terminal parts with a variety of 3D printers and 3D printing processes. In recent years, we have cooperated with customers in many countries to create a variety of 3D new products and give customers unexpected surprises.
JR has a variety of materials, a variety of 3D printing processes, and high-performance materials that give designers more possibilities for expression. On the other hand, rapid direct prototyping, especially for special structures and shapes, brings uniqueness and Novelty also brings new opportunities for designers to showcase their creativity - designers can completely get rid of traditional manufacturing processes, without considering production factors such as molds and production processes, and can produce new footwear within a few weeks, not only shortening the time but also And advanced customization is possible.
New materials, new production methods, and new productivity tools mean that a new era has begun. With the rapid development of 3D printing technology, more and more surprising new fashion products have emerged in major fashion weeks and trend circles, and a revolution in the fashion industry brought about by technological innovation is taking place.