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Dunking had always been a dream of mine since I picked up a basketball and fell in love with it...
BRAND
NIKE ISPA
(NO DIRECT AFFILIATION WITH THE BRAND)
SECTOR
PRODUCT DESIGN
YEAR
2021
DURATION
4.5 WEEKS
DISCIPLINE
ART DIRECTION
CONCEPT DESIGN
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
What if a pair of sneaker can help me dunk ?
What does ISPA stands for ?
IMPROVISE
SCAVENGE
PROTECT
ADAPT
How could a material generate more energy ?
How could air be responsive ?
I made a mock up with an air pump inside of my gym bag, a glove and some left over laser cut materials on my desk.
From this mock up, I got the idea of generating more energy with INFLATION
Pumping air into it the glove made it more responsive
IMPROVISE and SCAVENGE
Generate instant explosiveness with INFLATION
TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH
LIQUID PRINTED PNEUMATICS
BY MIT SELF-ASSEMBLY AND BMW
VERTICAL SPRING
Liquid printed silicone is able to act as a spring powered by air
360 ALL AROUND EXPANSION
Liquid printed silicone is able to expand into 10 times of its size
ADAPTIVE INFLATION
The inflation could also be articulated. Targeting at key focus areas
SKETCHING IDEATION
VR IDEATION
CONCEPT 1
Air spring made with liquid printed pneumatics
Rigid plate underneath the foot for stability
How could we help vertical jumping ?
CONCEPT 2
Air Pump from my gym bag controls the amount of air being pumped into the airbags
articulated airbags made with liquid printed material
How could we control the amount of air inside
Compression cage to restrict expansion from every single direction
CONCEPT 3
The whole upper is made from the liquid printed pneumatics
How could air be adapt with our action ?
Taking It One Step Further ...
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