↑ scripting : scripting a new running shoe sole maximizing energy return and flexibility while minimizing material for anybody, custom to them;
scripting and 3D-printing are utilized in disempowering mass-manufacturing in favour of mass-customization for anybody.
the script inputs any foot scan which anybody can do at their podiatrist, and outputs a custom corrective running shoe sole file.
here, we find the that designing generatively finds the optimal options, whereby we are optimizing between
how light weight the shoe sole is and how springy the shoe sole is; that is, the energy return properties it possesses,
by iterating between hundreds, and in some cases thousands and thousands, of options until coming to the optimal options.
in the photos immediately above, we notice how the options provided become more and more similar with every generation.
garnered interest from different performance footwear companies / performance footwear companies’ research divisions.
tools : Rhino, Grasshopper, Karamba, Python, Discover
critic : Danil Nagy ( The Living / Autodesk Research )