DESIGNED FOR UNPREDICTABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND MESSY ART WORKING ENVIRONMENTS
Waterproof, night-run safety, easy wash, fast dry-up, light-weighted.
BE READY FOR THE UNPREDICTABLE.
Project Overview:
Osprey is designed to conquer unpredictable weather conditions and messy art working environments. The design process includes marketing research, CAD modeling, and prototyping with hands.
PROJECT INTRO
Key Issue
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In urban areas, unpredictable weather conditions happen and cause inconvenience to people as:
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Shoes and socks get wet
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Need to take off shoes and walk with bare feet
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Shoes are stained
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In art working environments, people's shoes are often hard to clean if stained by:
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Oils for painting
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Plaster dusts
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Wood dusts
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Deep cleaning is possibly efficient but the consequence is the shoes become fully wet and take time to dry up.
Guiding Question
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What abilities should a pair of shoes have in order to prevent the key issues and bring convenience to their wearers and let them no longer worry about the unpredictable?
Key Words
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Waterproof against raining and oils
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Easy wash to replace deep clean
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Fast dry-up to save time
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Safety
DESIGN RESEARCH AND DIRECTION
IDEATION
DESIGN PHASE
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A layer of waterproof fabric
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A layer of elastic and breathable fabric
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A layer of elastic upper tongue to replace shoe laces
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3D printed flexible outsole
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Reflectiveness for night-run safety
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Light-weighted
