3d weaving

  • 3D-Weaving Turns A Single Thread Into Shoe Soles And Stab-Proof Vests

    3D-Weaving Turns A Single Thread Into Shoe Soles And Stab-Proof Vests

    At first glance, it looks like these shoes are shod with two strategically shaped Top Ramen bricks. Delicious, perhaps, but c’mon — too crunchy for underfoot! The flexible soles were actually made with a 3D weaving machine designed by a graduate at London’s Royal College of Art, by layering a single, continuous thread in complementary…