Nike’s new Air Max 1000 are the company’s first shoes manufactured almost entirely using 3D printing. Debuting at ComplexCon this past weekend in Las Vegas, Nike collaborated with Zellerfeld — a company that already has expertise in 3D printing shoes — to create the Air Max 1000, but they’re not currently available to the general public.
The Air Max 1000’s design is an updated take on the Air Max 1, which debuted in 1987 as Nike’s first shoe with an air cushion in the heel that was visible through a window in the midsole. That feature is carried forward to the new Air Max 1000, and although the air cushion itself isn’t 3D-printed, the rest of the shoe uses a single flexible material.
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