Covestro to Launch Concept Shoe Designs Incorporating Advanced Materials at K 2019
Various material solutions from Covestro are reportedly worked in the shoes’ design, exemplifying the benefits of each material.
Covestro will unveil material concepts for running and basketball shoes that it has created with Chinese designer Axis Liu at the K 2019 trade fair, which will be held October 16-23 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Both partners collaborated in the design and technical features of the customized concept shoes.
According to Covestro, the shoes satisfy the wishes of athletically active people for a healthy lifestyle, improved performance, and individuality. Various material solutions from Covestro are reportedly worked in the shoes’ design, exemplifying the benefits of each material: INSQIN® water-based polyurethane (PU) textile coatings and adhesives, PU foams, textile fibers and films made of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), and Maezio™ continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites (CFRTPs).