Book, Boards, Presentation...

so the next post will be a while from now until I finish my end-of-semester wrap up.

by the way, thanks all for the feedback re: possible subtitles/taglines for my project.
One of my favorites "WORKS: Better than  your car" .. thx brandon

Tooling wooden mold v2

Just got the email from China that my wooden mold has been fixed. It should arrive this week. I already know I'll be making a bunch of revisions on this. I'm thinking of extending the shank (which sits in the middle section) forward, for instance.
Again, this is for a vulcanized design. This past week I found that I might have to explore a cemented shoe instead to accommodate my TPU-like print/lamination on the upper. (the TPU would melt in the oven)
Looking forward to revising this to make it a cemented type of cupsole (or designed for both vulc and cemented?!).

More WIP

Low #6

I'm really curious to sample this... the microthin tpu welded on the toe/medial qtr.

Medial explorations

Got some more feedback from Jason Brown, ol' colleague at my time with Zoo York/Skechers; trying to push my durability/breathability story on the upper whilst not abandoning the timeless/clean aesthetic of this project.

The asymmetric throat and higher medial quarter panel remains.  Some things explored per JB's advice--stitch free vamp overlay/welded, super thin TPU toe cap of some sort, and box leather instead of patent leather for the quarters.

Navy is the new black

one rendition of the women's low...