sneakers that adapt to foot growth

No father or mother in Spain will find it strange when they see that the recently purchased sneakers are already too small for their child. Some adults also have a hard time finding their shoe size. This could be a solution for everyone shoes that adapt to the foot, not the other way around. This approach was proposed in several projects last year, but one of them became a reality.

ÜNOS is the name of the new collection, an acronym for Ü Need One Size (“You Need a Size” in Spanish). The man responsible for this peculiar collection is Dr. D’Wayne Edwards, President of Pensol Lewis College (PLC) in Detroit

an institution specializing in design and business that has created more than 500 designs for brands such as Nike or Jordan.

While the outside of the sneaker is similar to many of those currently found in stores, the Z that separates the sole reveals the main quality of this model. Each side of this strip remains connected by flexible fabric.this allows the shoe to expand in width and length, providing the size the foot always requires.

Thanks to the freedom achieved by this design, the shoe can grow up to half a size in the children’s version and up to a full size in the adult version. This solves the two problems mentioned at the beginning of the article: the slippers fit the smallest members of the house longer and They adapt best to the average size of adults. that they cannot find their number in other brands.

The ÜNOS by Sz sneakers have gone on sale internationally through Target’s online sales platform. They are available in children’s sizes for $34.99 (€31.75). in adult size for $49.99.

(45.34 euros). In addition to the 16 sizes you can choose from, here are the maximum and minimum sizes that this flexible shoe supports.

There can be a lot of technology and innovation hidden behind a simple sneaker, as evidenced by Sz’s ÜNOS or other advances such as 3D printing. In all these cases, the goal is for the shoe to adapt to each foot as if it were a second skin. You can also try to improve the dynamics with new sole designs.