Ortholite Midsole Concepts

Ortholite (the leader in PU foam technology for footbeds) had a conceptual foam technology that they are trying to introduce in the next year. I was contacted to work with their foam engineer to create wild midsole concepts that would not be feasible through conventional manufacturing of compression and Injection molding.

My challenge was to imagine a midsole design without the handcuffs of todays molding techniques. Below are the sketches that led to a 3D cad drawing. These designs are currently still in the process of creating first prototypes.