The next thing Adidas wants to make bespoke is the foam itself

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An early prototype of Adidas’s printed foam at the APEX Lab in Herzogenaurach

A foot model recreated from APEX scan data, used to build Project R.A.P. footwear

Adidas’s printed foam changes how it compresses through its structure, not a new formula

The Futurecraft 4D midsole, printed by Carbon as a lattice rather than moulded from foam. (Picture: Adidas)

One of five printed foam versions Adidas made in three weeks.

Adidas’s printed foam prototypes, which can be remade for each athlete without a mould.