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Christmas came early in the OESH factory this year with the arrival of our very own CNC Knitting Machine!   With our NSF Phase II SBIR grant, we were able to purchase the latest and greatest Stoll industrial knitting machine for our Charlottesville factory. Knitting is standard in the footwear industry, and OESH is no […]

 OESH’s Dream Flat is a semi-finalist for the 2018 Upstyle Award! The Upstyle Award which is The International Competition for Fashion, Science, and Technology, in Shangai, judges fashion and technology creations from all around the world. Judges focus on five aspects: “technological innovation, fashion design, environmental protection concept, humanized design and social value” and we’re […]

Custom 3D Printed OESH  Sandals use 3D printing to easily manufacture custom products to address unique needs. If you have ever visited the OESH factory in Charlottesville, VA, you may have noticed a sign for custom sandals. Our Artemis and Athena Sandals are usually 3D printed and strapped for a specific customer. Although everyone’s feet […]

Great for everything, especially travel Our OESHers tell us about all kinds of activities they love doing while wearing OESH. We’ve heard almost everything- prancersize, rock climbing, organ playing, even surgery! But one thing we hear a lot is that OESH shoes are the BEST travel shoes. We have even had more than one local […]

Yesterday morning, our local public radio station WVTF aired a wonderful story about OESH on NPR. Sandy Hausman visited the OESH factory where she saw our new ballet flat and our wall of 3D printers making sandals. She also had a chance to talk to Casey about her journey from medical research to shoe manufacturing. […]

New Doctor Designed and Recommended Ballet Flats Exceed Crowdfunding Goal in First 5 Days of Campaign Wow, we have been impressed with the immediate success of our OESH Dream Flat campaign which, if you haven’t pre-ordered yet go to – https://igg.me/at/oesh-dream. Is it because the OESH Dream is so beautiful? Or is it because it’s […]

Your new favorite ballet flat: the Dream Ever since Dr. Casey Kerrigan discovered the extent of harm footwear can do to the body 20 years ago, it has been her Dream to create a women’s dress shoe in which form follows function, peer-reviewed research, and the actual shape of a woman’s foot. | For years, […]

3D Printed Sandals a Huge Hit at NSF Conference Earlier this week, Casey was in Atlanta for the National Science Foundation SBIR Phase II Grantee Conference, and by all accounts, OESH 3D printed sandals were a huge hit. When she left, we loaded up her luggage with pairs of sandals to wear and show off, […]

Our factory and 3D Printers were featured on CBS 19 News at 11:00 on May, 18 2018! Ric Young, with CBS 19, offered a peek inside the factory and spoke to Casey about the future of shoe manufacturing. They also mentioned that the Charlottesville Business Innovation Council nominated OESH Shoes for Entrepreneur of the Year […]

Gait research, the study of walking and running, was critical not only to developing OESH, but also to developing a new Physical Medicine department at Harvard Medical School. An article on the history of developing the specialty of physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) at Harvard Medical School was just published in the journal of PM&R. (Read the […]