Cole Haan: Parametric 3D Auxetic Tread (2019)
Algorithmically generated outsole tread patterns for dress shoes. Using black and white transformation maps designed in Adobe Illustrator, a matrix of squares is transformed into an auxetic array via image sampling in Grasshopper.
Algorithm Exploration + Conceptual Modeling
Vector transformations via attractor fields
Algorithm Development
Evolution from attractor field manipulation to b/w image sampling
Design Refinement: Auxetic Dress Shoe Tread
Object matrix shape + scale transformation driven by b/w image sampling
Algorithm Design- Ryan Polgar
3D Base Model Design- Jose Tejada
Footwear Design- Bryan Beaver + Brett Lacour
