Friday, August 10, 2018

They Can Now 3D-Print Pointe Shoes For Ballet Dancers

Product design graduate Hadar Neeman saw the feet of a ballerina friend and thought there had to be a way to make a pointe shoe that offers more protection. So she designed one. Custom-printed out of elastomeric polymer and synthetic satin to match a scan of the dancer’s foot, Neeman’s shoes reportedly last three times as long as traditional handmade pointe shoes.



Article source here:Arts Journal

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