Instant Recyclable Shoes – Make A ‘Pair’ Into Four Or More

Photo courtesy Urshuz. In promotional material, Urshuz touts the fact that “2 Uppers + 2 Soles = 4 Options.” Grant Delgatty was a shoe designer for over a decade – working with K-Swiss, Puma, and Vans -before he decided he’d had enough of trying to think of what consumers would want in a season or two. Instead, he endeavored to create a line of shoes consumers could customize for themselves, by choosing soles and switching out uppers when they were worn, out of style, or didn’t match a wearer’s mood. Even better, Delgatty made the soles of the shoes recyclable. Thus, Urshuz (pronounced ‘Yer shoes’) were born…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Photo courtesy Urshuz. In promotional material, Urshuz touts the fact that “2 Uppers + 2 Soles = 4 Options.” Grant Delgatty was a shoe designer for over a decade – working with K-Swiss, Puma, and Vans -before he decided he’d had enough of trying to think of what consumers would want in a season or two. Instead, he endeavored to create a line of shoes consumers could customize for themselves, by choosing soles and switching out uppers when they were worn, out of style, or didn’t match a wearer’s mood. Even better, Delgatty made the soles of the shoes recyclable. Thus, Urshuz (pronounced ‘Yer shoes’) were born…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Instant Recyclable Shoes – Make A ‘Pair’ Into Four Or More

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