Cole Haan Midsole Sculpting + Texturing 3D Design: Spring + Fall 20
Created Grasshopper for Rhino solutions to prototype advanced wrapped textures on assorted Cole Haan midsoles. Introduced parametric and generative design tools to the Cole Haan 3D design workflow. These exercises were implemented into the first Cole Haan performance running products- the Outpace and Overtake running shoes.
The Brief
Explore various sidewall textures and form to create an own-able aesthetic on the 4.Zerogrand tooling that masks midsole wrinkling. The texture must retain character in IP molding.
Midsole design by Mattias Verfl and Kyle Jenkins.
3D base forms modeled by Jose Tejada.
Initial Explorations - Fluting
Using Grasshopper surface subdivision and paneling to ideate ribbed, fluted forms.
4.Zerogrand Texturing Refinement - Fluting
These textures were further explored on the 4.Zerogrand base form
4.Zerogrand Texturing Finalization
These effects were accomplished using mesh stellation and smoothing
