60% of the kids in Madagascar use walking as their only form of getting around. A pair of durable and high fidelity shoes can cost around $60. The average salary per day in Madagascar is $5 which means it would take almost 2 weeks just to afford that pair of shoes. We want to create a shoe that is very durable and can last a long time while using cheap accessible materials so the end product is more affordable. Walking for a long time consistently can be very damaging to the feet, causing inflammation, back pain, and arch pain. Solving this issue would make a big impact on the kids who have long walks to and from their schools every day.

Thesis

Name: Miora

Age: 8

Occupation: Farming/School

Location: Andasibe Madagascar

Info

Frustrations

• Shoes wearing down quickly
• Acidic ground damages her health
• Feet ache
• Can't afford new shoes

• Durable shoes
• Cheap shoes
• Shoes with a lot of breathability
• Shoes she can wear for a long time
• More focused when working

Expectation & Needs

Bio

Miora lives with her family on a farm in Andasibe Madagascar. She spends her days in school and needs to work on the farm after school in order to support her family. The walk to school is 4.5 miles and she works on the farm after school so she is always walking. In school she is a very artistic kid. She loves bright patterns and colors and hopes to someday be an artist.

Design Features

• Extension elastics
• Ability to fit multiple size feet
• Grippy and soft sole
• Tight and snug fit

Precedents

Name of Precedent: Table Leaves

Tables use leaves to extend. The shoe uses a similar mechanism to extend and change size.

Name of Precedent: Eco Friendly Materials

Locally sourced and eco friendly materials can reduce costs as well as make it possible for the product to be made locally.

Name of Precedent: Lamba

The Lamba is a traditional piece of clothing in Madagascar. We could use scraps of damaged ones to make our shoes.

Design Sketches

Shoe Construction

Reinforced material where shoes wear down the most.

Adjustable soles with add ons to change size.

Gap to increase breathability. Elastics to change size.

Reinforced material where shoes wear down the most.

Padding for comfort and support.

Materials



Lamba

Materials

Sugarcane

Shoe Design Prototype

Sole Prototype

Final Design

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Final Design

Next Steps

• Make shoe out of materials that we would actually use

• Make a pair of shoes

• Make a functional colorful prototype

• Test the shoe for a terrain similar to that rough dirt terrain

Thesis

When your body's immune system assaults its own tissues, you develop lupus. Additionally, it may result in serious bone deterioration, which makes foot problems very frequent wich can also lead to a diagnosis of osteopenia or osteoporosis. According to the Lupus Foundation of America, there are 1.5 million cases of lupus globally. Our solution to this is to create shoes with insole protection to lessen the harm caused by lupus. The Cloud Boot is made to try to eliminate these problems and allow people affected by Lupus to feel comfort knowing that they don't have to worry about fractures.

Name: Kara

Age:15

Occupation: Student

Location:Switzerland

Info

Frustrations

• She participates in physical activities with her classmates
• She can't go on hikes or experience the outdoors in the same way she used to.

• A shoe that can support and cushion her foot.
• A shoe that can reduce the impact on her feet when she walks.

Expectation & Needs

Bio

Kara is 15 years old. She lives in Switzerland. She loves to hike and spend time outdoors. Kara loves to spend time specifically in the mountains and great lakes of Switzerland. Kara got diagnosed with PSLE when she was 14 years old. She tried to continue with her way of life but Lupus kept her from that. Despite all of this, Kara still wants to live a normal, active life.

Lupus is a condition that affects over 1.5 million people in the US alone. However, it is much more server in kids. Since they have not fully grown the tissue is much more vulnerable to attack. This is especially prevalent in bone density. Which is why we chose to focus on fractures.

Overview of Condition

Design features

• heavy cushioning, providing comfort, lessening the risk of injuries
• impact reduction with springs
• a sole designed to form fit and support the foot.

Precedents

Cubedesigners

We were with the way that they reduced the impact caused by running.

Med Spec ASO

We were inspired by the design and incorporated it into our velcro design.

Design Sketches

Prototype V1

Technical Drawings

Diagrams

Early photos of the sole

Final Prototype

Final Design

Next Steps

-Most likely change the velcro straps and replace them with shoe laces

-We would change some of the materials to make them lighter as our final result wasn't extremely lightweight

-Make the shoe slimmer and less clunky

Thank You for Listening

“Viper Shoe” is a shoe specifically designed for ankle support and max movement on the court. The goal of the shoe is to prevent ankle sprains for kids who play basketball, but might not have shoes with proper support to prevent injuries. Studies show that low-top shoes don’t provide enough support, and more ankle injuries happen while players are wearing them. “Viper Shoe” is made with extra ankle support, an adjustable fastener, and a flexible sole to prevent injury.

The main concern for most basketball players is rolled ankles, sprained ankles, and just foot injuries in general. With The “Viper Shoe”, clients won't need to worry about spraining their ankles, since the shoes is designed to prevent injuries in ankles.

Thesis

Name: Rocco

Age: 14

Occupation: Student

Location:

Info

Frustrations

• No good looking shoes
• There are no shoes that give comfort and ankle support as well as durability.

• Comfort
• Ankle support
• Durability
• Style

Expectation & Needs

Bio

Rocco likes to play basketball, but he rolls and sprains his ankles a lot. He needs a shoe that can prevent him from being injured and keep him on the court.

A sprained ankle is an injury that occurs when you roll, twist or turn your ankle in an awkward way, normally to the inside.

This can tear or stretch the ligaments that hold your ankles together.

Ligaments help stabilize joints, preventing excessive movement.

A sprained ankle occurs when the ligaments are stretched beyond their natural range of motion.

Overview of Condition

"Sprained Ankle - Symptoms And Causes". Mayo Clinic, 2022, https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sprained-ankle/symptoms-causes/syc-20353225. Accessed 18 Oct 2022.

Design Features

• Ankle support
• Offers more support and limits extra room
• Flexible sole
• Won't restrict movement and production on the field/court
• A lot of cushion in the sole
• Support and comfort for the foot

Precedents

SCALED, Natalie Kerres:

We used scales, inspired by these to create the mechanism on our shoe.

Armor1 Ankle Roll Guard:

We created extra support along the inside of the sole, and we used this as inspiration

Design Sketches

Sole prototype

Prototype

Biomimicry

Prototype

Final Design

Thesis

When your own body sees its tissues as foreign material and attacks them to the point where they deteriorate, you develop a condition known as Lupus, or formally SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus). Damage caused by bone mineralization which deteriorates the bones can create issues in the foot and even lead to other conditions including osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. With 1.5 million people affected globally according to the Lupus Foundation of America*, our solution is to provide a shoe that not only protects the foot, but provides adequate support and quality of life features. The goal is to aid active people suffering with lupus in leading a fulfilling, active life without worrying about fractures.

Name: Kara

Age:15

Occupation: Student

Location:Switzerland

Info

Frustrations

• She participates in physical activities with her classmates
• She can't go on hikes or experience the outdoors in the same way she used to.

• A shoe that can support and cushion her foot.
• A shoe that can reduce the impact on her feet when she walks.

Expectation & Needs

Bio

Kara is 15 years old. She lives in Switzerland. She loves to hike and spend time outdoors. Kara loves to spend time specifically in the mountains and great lakes of Switzerland. Kara got diagnosed with PSLE when she was 14 years old. She tried to continue with her way of life but Lupus kept her from that. Despite all of this, Kara still wants to live a normal, active life.

Lupus is a condition that affects over 1.5 million people in the US alone. However, it is much more sever in kids. Since they have not fully grown the tissue is much more vulnerable to attack. This is especially prevalent in bone density. Which is why we chose to focus on fractures.

Overview of Condition

Design features

• Heavy cushioning, providing comfort, lessening the risk of injuries
• Impact reduction with springs
• A sole designed to form fit and support the foot.

Precedents

Cubedesigners

We were inspired by the way that they reduced the impact caused by running.

Med Spec ASO

We were inspired by the way the Velcro straps were used and incorporated it into our own Velcro strap design

Design Sketches

Prototype V1

Technical Drawings

Diagrams

Early photos of the sole

Final Prototype

Final Design

Next Steps

-Most likely change the Velcro straps and replace them with shoe laces

-We would change some of the materials to make them lighter as our final result wasn't extremely lightweight

-Make the shoe slimmer and less clunky

Thank You for Listening

https://www.lupus.org/resources/lupus-and-children

Lupus is a disease when your body's immune system attacks your own tissues. It can also cause severe bone damage causing foot injuries to be very common. Our way of helping this is by designing a shoe that has insole protection to reduce damage caused by Lupus.

Thesis

User Persona

Kara is an 11-year-old girl diagnosed with Lupus at the age of 7. Her favorite color is pink and she loves to watch TV. Her main frustration is that because of her condition, her shoes aren't giving her the support she needs, to have an active life.

Lupus is a non-contagious disease that causes the body immune system to attack the rest of the body. It will do this by causing rashes, damaging joints, and tearing away muscle tissue and bone density.

Overview of Condition

Design Features

Our shoe is designed to be a spacious fit with cushions strategically placed around the shoe. The design of our sole has been made to form around the foot providing better support during large swinging movements. We have aslo designed a system called the Impact reduction system. It uses a sliding mechanism to ease pain and lower the risk of injury during her daily life.

Design Sketches

Impact reduction system

Prototype V1

Next Steps

Our next step is to make our final design. We will first research different soles, cushions, and, outer materials. Then we will move on to the finalization and construction of the impact reduction system.

Inspiration