OESH Shoes recently teamed up with the lovely Leah Wise to do a collaboration on Style Wise, a fair trade and sustainable fashion blog. Check out Leah’s blog post, The Moral Wardrobe: Wear Anywhere OESH Shoes, 3-D Printed in Charlottesville. Leah lives in Charlottesville, Virginia and writes Style Wise, which explores ethical and sustainable fashion and living through […]
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Introducing the Artemis, a new 3D Printed Sandal by OESH Shoes All of us at OESH Shoes are excited to announce the release of our new Artemis Sandal! The Artemis is the slightly sportier, just as intelligent, sister of the Athena. It's halfway through the summer, the temperature is in the steamy 90's everyday (at least here in Charlottesville), and it feels like the perfect time to [...] Continue Reading
Yoga, Shoes and Hip Flexibility OESH intern, Kellyn, practices yoga in front of the waterjet saw We’ve started hosting some OESH Yoga Shoe tours this summer! Kathy Graham, an OESHer and a registered yoga alliance teacher, will be bringing her second yoga class up from Bedford, Virginia to our factory in Charlottesville this week. Like her previous class of students, [...] Continue Reading
OESH 3D printed sandals and the Manus x Machina Met Gala have this in common . . . Few people are quick to relate OESH shoes with “high fashion” but the Manus x Machina exhibition and Met Gala theme, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, might convince you otherwise. Iris van Herpen, S/S 2010 haute couture: 3D printed, Manus x Machina Manus x Machina explores the relationship between hand and machine […]
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Bringing 3D Printed Shoes and a Healthy Lifestyle to Instagram OESH shoes is now on Instagram! Follow us @oeshshoes to see OESH shoes in action, as well as to hear about new styles and updates from the factory. We always love to see our #OESHers in action! If you have an instagram account, here are some hashtags to use so that we can find you: #OESHlife […]
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OESH Shoes is awarded a Grant to Develop Pellet Based 3D Printers! CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA- OESH Shoes has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Science Foundation in partnership with Dojo Research & Consulting to develop a pellet-based extrusion process for 3D printers used in shoe manufacturing. Pellet printer research has the potential to increase the use of 3D printers in [...] Continue Reading
OESH Feature in The Daily Progress Have you read the article about OESH in the Daily Progress, yet? In April, Allison Wrabel wrote a great article about OESH for the Daily Progress with photos by Andrew Shurtleff. This article is a must read for life-long OESHers and newbies alike. Here is a link read it on the Daily Progress’ website: Redesigned Soles […]
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Customize your Sandal in Charlottesville Unlike typical sweatshop shoes, our sandal soles here at OESH are 3D printed (in Charlottesville, VA), made using our brains and robots. Grasshopper, an algorithmic design plug-in to Rhinoceros 3D, gives us the ability to adjust the placement and sizing of the base curves of our design. Combining industry knowledge and cutting edge programs, we are […]
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Bubblegum Athena – Your favorite Pink Sandal Everyone is loving the Bubblegum Athena Sandals this summer! It will be your favorite Pink Sandal. The bright pink straps are sure to make a statement whether you’re wading in a river, picking up groceries at the farmers’ market, or exploring a new city. All colors of the Athena Sandal are great for wherever this summer takes […]
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A Peek into the Athena Sole – It’s like Honey Here is what the inside of an Athena sole looks like, pictured in black instead of green. All those little honeycomb spring structures can only be made with 3D printing. Pretty neat, right? OESH Shoes 3D Printed Honeycomb Spring Infill Continue Reading
