Birk Alexandersson

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Trail Pace 2.0

Visualisation of the finished pair, with the new custom woven upper and panels..
01 Trail Pace 2.0, the finished shoe

Brief

Improve Trail Pace 1.0 and give it a fresh new look, without adding cost to the build.

Solution

I redesigned the panel structure for a cleaner, more elegant upper and added a custom woven pattern for a fresh look, at minimal extra cost. The liner became a sock liner that keeps gravel and dirt out.

Role
Concept, upper design, pattern files
Category
Footwear
Status
In production

1.0 → 2.0

New look, minimal cost.

A more elegant panel structure carries the new woven pattern. A sock liner replaces the old liner and keeps gravel and dirt out of the shoe.

Trail Pace 1.0
02 Trail Pace 1.0
The side-view line drawing.
03 Trail Pace 2.0, side view

The pattern

Order out of chaos.

The pattern is as rough as the terrain. Sharp lines cut through it and bring it into balance. Drawn as a flat file, woven into the upper.

The woven upper, laid out flat as a pattern file.
04 Pattern file
A woven sample of the upper pattern.
05 Woven sample

Studies

Colour and terrain.

A colour study of my own, and the shoe where it belongs. Both are AI-generated visuals.

The shoe in orange, rendered.
06 Colour study AI-generatedAI
On the trail.
07 On the trail AI-generatedAI

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