Adidas uses '4D printing' for new AlphaEdge sneakers
4D printing? Is that a thing? Apparently, because Adidas proudly announced that their new AlphaEdge 4D shoes are made of light and oxygen. That process is called Digital Light Synthesis (DLS) and by using that technique, shoes could be optimized even more on the person who wears them.
Spaghetti
The process looks really cool: it looks like the shoe is being pulled out of spaghetti and so every cell in the shoe can be adjusted. Adidas says that in this way they can only make a tailor-made shoe because a size 43 has to be made differently for someone weighing 50 kilos compared to someone weighing 85 kilos.
That sounds fantastic, but when can we get those phenomenal shoes? Adidas says that the sneakers are still available this month via the Adidas app and ‘selected sales points’ and then you can pay 250 euros for it. I say deliberately because you know how it goes with cool and special sneakers: that is standing in line / praying that you front the digital row. Good luck!