Photo: Andres Lõo
On August 19th till 26th, 2023 a workshop on creating shoe design concepts in 2D and 3D format created with the help of various generative AI applications was held at EKA, invited by the Accessory Design Department.
The aim of the course guided by the international Footwearology Lab was to introduce the future of footwear design and manufacturing through the combination of artificial intelligence applications and 3D printing technologies.
The concepts were transferred to an existing 3D model of the shoe, and then the running shoes were printed from recyclable, flexible plastic filament.
In the “Wearable 3D Printed Shoes” workshop, shoe design ideas were completed and finished shoes were printed.
Instructors and organizing team:
Nicoline van Enter – CEO of Footwearology Lab
Luis Bugin – Computational Design Expert
Roig Vilaro – Head of 3D Printing at the Footwearology Lab
Madis Kaasik – head of the prototyping laboratory of the Estonian Academy of Arts
Kristiina Nurk – coordinator and guest lecturer of the accessory design and binding department of the Estonian Academy of Arts
Hedi Meigas – project manager of the Faculty of Design
Organized by EKA Accessory Design Department
Info in English
The organization of the course is financed by the CIRRUS/NORDPLUS network.
CIRRUS/ Nordplus intensive summer course in Tallinn, Estonia – Wearable 3D Printed Footwear, August 19th – 26th, 2023
Cirrus-Nordic-Baltic Network of Art and Design Education
