In the footwear industry, material is just a small part of sustainability.
Noah's Ark
Energy transition, Technology research, Storytelling, Footwear design, 3D rendering
*According to the previous research, Energy transition is the key to 2050 net zero. Moreover, footwear is one of the biggest businesses in the world (Everyone needs to wear shoes), so exploring the relationship between footwear and energy will be extremely valuable for achieving net zero in 2050.
USING AI AS A GUIDEINCE...
In terms of AI will be a dominate tool in the near future, so I let Chat GPT to help me come up with the product brief and the framework.
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Then, organizing all the information and make it as a roadmap about how to associate Footwear and Energy transition.
Think deeper and do the research to figure out how to achieve it.
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The reference experimental data on how to arrange the plate and optimize the efficient of TENG (Triboelectric generator).
As the video shows, the heel and the thumb parts have the highest pressure while walking, so this is the place we should set up the generator to optimize the conversion efficiency.
FOOTWEAR REIMAGE IN 2050
The biomimicry footwear design helps optimize city performance.
Project: October 2023 - December 2023 ©
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Footwear Designer: Ian Tseng (Personal project)
