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Footprint 3d is a footwear startup co-founded by myself and two other Industrial Designers; Matt Flail, and Tim Ganter. Together we have created a systematic approach to making mass-customized footwear with the hopes of launching in the near future. Utilizing several different modeling programs we are able to create complex 3d patterns which save weight and provide unique physical characteristics. We have raised 40k to date, and will continue to develop our line of footwear, with hopes of becoming the best fitting footwear brand.

Please visit our website to see our blog, and for more information about the company.

Accolades:

Dec 2015 Autodesk University Presentation

Dec 2016 selected/presented at Fashionvest 

Feb 2017 Presented Macy's Philadelphia Fashion Incubator

 Dec 2015-present Partnership with Lenovo

short clip of our scanning process in Lenovo Thinkrev promo reel

This project was done in conjunction with Matthew Flail

A client reached out to us directly with the simple brief of designing a slide, croc, and foam runner, within the timeframe of a week. I handled the research, presentation, initial concepting, and sketching, while Matt worked through several iterations of 3d models utilizing both of our input and feedback.

As a production Management intern at BDDW I worked with a team of craftsmen to produce hardwood slab furniture from material-selection to finishing. This was a fast paced environment with extremely high quality and aesthetic standards. My team and I always had to coordinate overlapping projects to meet deadlines with absolutely no sacrifices to the end product.

Photo credit: BDDW

With nine weeks, and the task of designing and building a chair from scratch, I set forth to create something unique, while also trying to push the limits of the allotted time and  materials.  With one hardwood maple slab at six by two feet wide allowed for the base, all materials had to be laid out carefully, and intentionally in order to be as efficient as possible.  

Featured 

Paddy Pike Design blog

Esprit Design blog

Funiture Served Behance Gallery

A collaborative project with Textiles Designer Ananya Bevinakatti, the Floop light is an exploration in creating 3D textiles. The triple cloth fabric was woven on a Jacquard Loom with a combination of monofilament, elastic, and cotton. In May of 2016 it was featured at ICFF alongside a selected group of student works. 

Recognition:

Design Milk Best of ICFF 2016

Core77 ICFF 2016

Random drawings, which utilize a variation of media including water color, marker, pastel, pen, and pencil. These pieces range in time to completion from minutes to an hour+

For this test I "sole swapped" a pair of existing shoes in order to get quicker testing of the coated SLS print. The raw TPU powder was absorbent and began to crumble under repeated impact. This Midsole was modeled with a combination of Fusion 360 and Simpleware.

This exploration was specifically for wear testing. The upper is from an Adidas shoe, which was sole swapped in order to hasten the process of patterning, cutting, sewing, and lasting a whole pair of shoes. This midsole has a new 3d structure, and was made to be lighter than other pairs I had created before.