FTW_AMPB is a mono-material slide/sandal design fusing two genres of footwear. “AMPB” performs as a metaphor depicting: A footwear-creation process morphing between two extremes. The shown model, as one of the possible outputs from the system, possesses heel protection, ventilation and sturdiness defined by its transformation templates.
Designed as a virtual engine achieving transformation, the prototyping system is semi-parametric and the look of the shoe is controlled by the “Number Slider” on the interface; seamless variations are displayed on the screen by sliding through the control bar.