ECAL x On 2040

Les étudiants du Master Product Design de l'ECAL/Université d'art et de design de Lausanne ont créé, en collaboration avec la marque suisse On Running, des semelles de chaussures du futur.

Sous la direction de Christophe Guberan, designer invité du MA Product Design et avec le soutien de Thilo Alex Brunner, responsable du design chez On, les étudiants ont exploré, dans le contexte de l'année 2040, des concepts de semelles de chaussures.

Les résultats vont de l'exploration de l'utilisation de nouveaux matériaux et processus à la réinterprétation et à la re-contextualisation d'aspects courants du monde actuel, le tout dans une optique de performance future.

Un certain nombre de conceptions ont été développées en prototypes élaborés et exposés au nouveau siège de On à Zurich, en collaboration avec les travaux d'autres étudiants du MA de l'ECAL en photographie et en conception de caractères.

Les concepts développés comprennent ;

Par Clemens Neureiter : REIMAGINER LA PLAQUE DE CARBONE POUR LES CHAUSSURES DE COURSE A PIED

Poussant l'expression d'une semelle de chaussure à ses limites, cette semelle en fibre de carbone joue avec l'élasticité et la résistance de ce matériau hautement technique pour créer un bon amorti et minimiser à la fois l'utilisation du matériau et le poids.

Developed Concepts:

By Paul Rees: HOW TO CREATE THE SENSATION OF EFFORTLESS FLOATING DURING THE RUN?

Inspired by the feeling of jumping on a trampoline, this shoe sole is composed of two elements: a customisable elastic web and a hollow EVA sole. This new construction offers a new running dynamic.

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By Clemens Neureiter : REIMAGINING THE CARBON-PLATE FOR RUNNING SHOES

Pushing the expression of a shoe sole to its limits, this carbon fibre rod sole plays with the elasticity and the resistance of this highly technical material to create a good cushioning and to minimise both material usage and weight.

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By Tsubasa Koshide: HOW TO CREATE A SHOE SOLE WITH A CUSTOMISABLE BALANCE?

Thanks to new multi-material 3D printing techniques, this shoe sole concept offers the possibility to customise material densities across the entire component. Each Shoe can therefore be precisely adapted to each runner.

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By Stefan Troendle: HOW TO MAKE A WOVEN SHOE SOLE ?

Playing with new possibilities of 3D weaving, this shoe sole concept could be produced in one part allowing for both customisable cushioning and efficient production.

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By Antoine Jacquat: HOW TO PRODUCE SOLES WITHOUT MOULDS?

3D printing technologies are offering various new possibilities to the footwear industry; however, processes are often limited by slow production cycles. Instead, this concept uses a heat inflating 3D printed foam to allow for post-printing expansion, making production more efficient and feasible whilst benefiting from the free design constraint possibilities of 3D printing.

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By Lukas Lüttgen: HOW TO CREATE AN ADAPTIVE SOLE?

Composed of recycled TPU, this concept shoe sole is designed to bio-mimic the fin-ray effect whilst being produced by traditional extrusion process.

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By Manuel Steffan: WHAT COULD BE THE LIGHTEST, YET HIGH PERFORMING RUNNING SOLE?

This shoe sole concept utilises a 3D printed thread structure to both reduce the quantity of material required and allow for customisable sizing and compression density.

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Exhibition at On Headquaters:

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