Nestled Adidas

Inspired by Herzog & de Meuron’s famous Nest Stadium in Beijing, KXIV released a pair of Adidas Ultraboost that feature continuous laces that loop around the sneaker.

KXIV, Adidas Ultraboost Nest, 2017
Nathan Kiatkulpiboone (KXIV) designed an architecture-inspired sneaker for Adidas, taking inspiration from the Beijing National Stadium by Herzog and de Meuron. Through a structurally systematic lacing system on the Adidas Ultraboost sole, he recreated a small scale and wearable Bird’s Nest.

 

The lacing system consists of two continuous laces that loop around support points in the upper part and around the heel of the shoe. The lock is a 3D printed double-loop cinch that keep the laces in place. Along the heel is another lace-lock to keep the network from sliding. The textured skin beneath the exposed structural lacing is an abrasive-resistant poly-urethane fused to a Lycra base. The upper part was lasted and baked at 300 degrees to hold its form in place.

KXIV, Adidas Ultraboost Nest, 2017
KXIV, Adidas Ultraboost Nest, 2017

Adidas Ultraboost Nest
Design: KXIV
Year: 2017

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