flex protector

flex protector by yongmin Jeong from korea

designer's own words:

In certain impoverished areas of Africa, Asia, and South America, shoes are indeed a rarity. People use whatever to cover their feet and utilize it until it completely wears out. Many to most people in those areas have never owned their own pair of shoes. Aside form the fact that they suffer from the daily inconvenience, hookworms and other exploitative parasites penetrate through their bare feet.

Flex Protector presents a new vision for shoes with elasticity that enables itself to fit different size of feet. The rubber-like shape memory textiles will change its extent in conformity with the size of the user’s feet. Moreover, it features long-lasting durability and environmentally sound and sustainable materials. It also could be simply folded so that the owners can put it easily in their pocket. On account of its not only robust but pliable attribution, Flex Protector could be retained effortlessly for an age.

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