Creative Design: Graduate

Sandal to Sneaker Transformable Footwear Design

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Abstract

This design research was conducted to investigate techniques to generate a transformable footwear item for women which can convert between two styles. The difference between this design and other footwear transformable designs previously executed on the market is in the way it is transformed. Other featured transformable shoes either convert from one shoe heel height to another or transform into separate pieces. This design uses a novel approach by investigating techniques to merge two styles to complete each other and form one unified shoe style. This shoe can be worn as a sandal, or by inserting the sneaker layer to transform into a fashionable sneaker. As researchers suggest, this approach can maximize the future basic wardrobe by more personalized products that are able to be transformed in multifunctional pieces. Transformable products, such as this, can provide understanding into the consumer’s essential needs of appearance change or emotional experience, and can also lead to products that incorporate those values in new sustainable fashion practices.

Keywords: Transformable, 3D printing, Laser cutting, Footwear

How to Cite:

Aflatoony, L., (2022) “Sandal to Sneaker Transformable Footwear Design”, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings 78(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.13307