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
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
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
Deep cleaning is possibly efficient but the consequence is the shoes become fully wet and take time to dry up.
Guiding Question
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
