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PRODUCT DESIGNER_
LOS ANGELES_
JOSH KOH
PROJECT NOT AFFILIATED WITH NIKE
VIPER_
Footwear / Performance / Research
A TRAIL RUNNING SHOE WITH AN ENCAPSULATED LATTICE MIDSOLE FOR CUSHIONING AND SUPPORT.
THE BRIEF -
DESIGN FOOTWEAR FOR RUNNERS TO EXCEL IN THE VOLCANOS MADERA TRAIL
VOLCANO MADERAS,
OMETEPE ISLANDS
MULTI TERRAIN HILLS
DAMP CONDITIONS
ADAPTABILITY IN TERRAINS
CHALLENGES_
MULTI-TERRAIN
NEED TO ADJUST TO MULTIPLE TERRAIN SURFACES
STABILITY
RUNNERS NEED STABILITY AND SUPPORT IN ACTVITIY
IMPACT
RESPONSIVE CUSHION IS CRITICAL FOR ENERGY RESPONSE
DESIGN MOODBOARD_
DYNAMIC
PRECISION
STRUCTURE
DESIGN PHASE_
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WHICH STRUCTURE ALLOWS SUPPORT WITHOUT COMPROMISING FLEXIBILITY?
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CUSHIONING IDEATION_
ANALYZING WHAT LATTICE STRUCTURE IS MOST RESPONSIVE_
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VIPER CUSHION_
A LATTICE CUSHION SUPPORTED BY A SYNTHETIC CASING THAT PROVIDES SUPPORT AND PROTECTION FROM DEBRIS.
BLUEPRINT_
COMPONENTS_
KNIT COLLAR
DYNEEMA UPPER
GRAPHENE RUBBER SOLE
SYNTHETIC CASING
GYROID MIDSOLE
VIPER CAGE
FINAL DESIGN_
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