There is no doubt that 3D printing is creeping into everyday life. Housing, medical supplies, mobile phones and jewellery all make used of the technology. It is also becoming commonplace in the development of fashion and recently a company based in California called LuxCreo Lab – an incubator for innovation and ideas that utilise 3D printing – has sought crowdfunding for its latest initiative, a shoe called the Bisca360.

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This latest venture is a shoe that uses a fabric upper (the part that covers the top of the foot) attached to a 3D-printed mid-sole (the part between the bottom of the foot and the sole of the shoe). Makes of the new Bisca360 3D printed shoe claim that the sole will never lose its shape. Courtesy LuxCreo Lab A history of 3D printing in footwear The use of 3D […]

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