All Conditions Gear: The ACG.07.KMTR Delivers Function-Led Design
May 09, 2017 at 10:10 am EDT
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Inspiration for the complex design of the ACG.07.KMTR, the latest version of NikeLab's all-conditions shoe and the first iteration of the new Nike Komyuter silhouette, came in the form of a brown paper bag. It's a prime example of how sophisticated solutions can stem from straightforward, functional suggestions.
A proposition for increased access and ease led designers to place a bag around a foot and scrunch it to form the shape of a shoe. This elementary act informed an inventive outcome: facilitating the metamorphosis of a single-piece upper from a wide-open entry to a supportive closed state would result in a new performance silhouette.
Ultimately, the designers fashioned the ACG.07.KMTR with a four-way stretch water-resistant upper shell that conforms to the foot through an integrated draw cord and stabilizes via a forefoot strap equipped with a Fidlock magnetic buckle.
Though the structure of the system is complex in its build, it's incredibly simple in its use: Unbuckle and open the shoe, insert foot and pull the cord. Viola.
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