Avenue Textile / apparel design for reusability

Theme : Customizable, modular footwear design

Innovation relevant to : Footwear brands, Fashion designers, Textile engineers, Material science engineers, Mechanical engineers,

Customizable shoes from biodegradable and recycled materials

Over 300 million pairs of shoes are discarded each year as they cannot be recycled. Dublin Institute has designed customizable shoes, allowing the user to repair and personalise their shoes

Source : James Dyson Award

Innovation Highlights

  • Users can replace individual parts with ease by ordering new ones online
  • Lacing system is used to sew the uppers to the shoe soles
  • Principle: Customizable, modular footwear design

Keywords

Customizable shoes

Modular footwear

Repairable shoes


Date

2018-12-31

Geography

Ireland

Innovation done by

University research

other stakeholders

Fashion industry consultants

Investors

University researchers

Fashion retailers

Startups