ELASTIUM

The Orca by ELSTM. Designed and made in California. It took us 4 years to build the technology for this sneaker because... ... (almost) every part of it is printed directly from pellets in a single 3D printer — Elastium Machina 1. Midsole: 3D printed from the second generation of our groundbreaking TPU foam — 75%+ energy return, great resilience, low-density, incredibly soft — unlike any other 3D printed TPE. Upper: 0.9 mm thick composite of an elastane liner and ultra-strong outer mesh 3D printed from solid TPU for all-around tight fit, superb breathability and heat transfer. Nothing beats the feel of fabric, sorry fully 3D printed shoes. Outsole: 3D printed from slip-resistant TPU. When I started in 2021, it was science fiction. Now, I wear the Orca almost every day, and it feels better than any other sneaker I've owned or tested. Creating an ultra-comfortable 3D-printed sneaker — solved ✅ With our technology, footwear brands can now hit the market 10x faster and cheaper. Drastically different from mono-material shoes and overengineered photopolymers, brands can easily integrate latest sustainable material innovations and flexibly adapt product properties. Democratization of innovation — solved ✅ Now we are tackling the next problem by scaling the long-overdue shift toward localized and sustainable footwear industry. Here is No-MMOQ 🥊 We needed a better solution than building millions of 3D printers. That's why we've partnered with the largest shoe manufacturer in California to integrate production by 3D printing and mass production techniques — with massive shortcuts enabled by our unique 3D printing technology — into a single pipeline. We call it No-Minimum-and-Maximum-Order-Quantity Production Model. And the Orca is the first product to implement it. Special thanks to Alexander Zar and Lalaland Production & Design for being the best partner in repatriating the American footwear industry. Also special thanks to Lenes Lopez Gonzalez for the work on the 3D models. The sales of the first batch of the Orca start today, I'll put the link in the comments. #3dprinting #footweardesign #footwearfashion #sneakers