My 3-week Cushioning & Final footwear project from our Year 1 footwear studio course.

This project was to innovate in a never-before-seen cushioning system in a sport of our choice. I chose to focus in the training space, specifically focusing on cross-training for post-menopausal women. A pride point of this piece was innovating the use of a sheer-thickening fluid pouch to absorb unwanted sudden forces from instability in lifts, ground forces during cardio, and sudden falls or twists during training. Future work will involve thinning out the pouch design and incorporating it within an insole design to flatten the midsole and allow for more ground-feel.