![]() The cording system of the Y3 RUNNER 4D II. As well as improving the Futurecraft 4D midsole, Y-3 has also updated the design, in order to provide “a confident new expression of the ADIDAS 4D vision.” The upper and lower layers of the shoe are connected together by an “ultra-strength” high tensile cording, defining the interconnected aesthetic design of the shoe, while also providing its lacing system. The Y-3 RUNNER 4D II advances forward from the previous editions. Since then, as well as producing many other trainers with the Futurecraft 4D midsole, adidas has also released the the Y-3 RUNNER 4D II in various colorways, with the latest edition coming in a bright red in January 2019. The first trainer under the Y-3 brand to feature Futurecraft 4D midsoles was initially announced in June 2017, and released as part of the Spring/Summer collection 2018 in white. The bone-white Futurecraft 4D midsole of the Y-3 RUNNER 4D II. Furthermore, the rubber outsole of the shoe is part of a collaboration between adidas and German automotive manufacturing company Continental, in order to provide improved grip and traction. As with the Stella McCartney x adidas AlphaEdge 4D model, Y-3 has ditched the usual ‘Aero Green’ hue of the previous shoes in the Futurecraft 4D line, in favor of a more complimentary white finish. This provides improved multi-directional stability, as well as a higher energy return in specific areas of the midsole compared to previous iterations of the Futurecraft 4D shoes, enabling improved running performance.Īnother key feature of the Y-3 RUNNER 4D II 3D printed midsole is its bone-white colour. ![]() The Y-3 RUNNER 4D II’s midsoles have been tweaked to be thicker and higher, with the trainer featuring a wider foot bed as well. Utilizing 3D printing, Futurecraft 4D already provides improved controlled energy return from the midsole when running thanks to its lattice structures produced with Carbon’s DLS technology. With the Y-3 RUNNER 4D II, adidas has upgraded the properties of its Futurecraft 4D midsole present on its ALPHAEDGE 4D shoe, which originally released back in May 2018. The Y-3 RUNNER 4D shoe, in a bone-white colourway. You can view the other nominations and categories, as well as cast your votes, here.Īs with past Y-3 RUNNER 4D shoes, the expected retail price of the “Bone/White” iteration is around $600 USD, with a release date of May 2, 2019. The Futurecraft 4D midsoles have also been nominated by our readers for Consumer Product of the year in the 2019 3D Printing Industry Awards. However, the new shoe also builds upon the existing Futurecraft 4D formula, in order to improve the performance of the shoe. Take a look at the official campaign and product shots below, and expect these $600 sneakers to hit select Trefoil stockists like SNS and directly from on May 1st.German footwear giant adidas is continuing to extend its line of Futurecraft 4D shoes utilizing Digital Light Synthesis (DLS) 3D printing technology from the Silicon-Valley based Carbon.Īdidas’ new release, the Y-3 RUNNER 4D II, is a collaboration with Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto, as part of their joint Y-3 fashion label, and represents an updated version of previous Y-3 shoes featuring Futurecraft 4D technology, this time arriving in a “Bone/White” colorway.įollowing in the footsteps of previous Futurecraft 4D shoes, the Y-3 RUNNER 4D II comes with a 3D printed midsole developed with Carbon’s Continuous Liquid Interface Production (CLIP) enabled DLS technology. For a final touch, the Futurecraft’s Ash Green midsole has been revoked in favor of an aged-look cream - the only hint of nostalgia on the pair. ![]() Stark black contrasting accents arrive around the sock liner, and down the tongue to form an iconic Three Stripe motif before arriving at the signature of collaborator Yohji Yamamoto. The pair arrives mostly in shades of white, filling the Primeknit upper to the brim, but it is paired with a light bone suede at the midfoot. ![]() But while that release harkened back to the good ol’ days, this next Y-3 Runner 4D II is as futuristic as it gets. Adidas’ two distinct paths of ultra-futuristic and heritage-inspired design ethos have seen their newest wave of tech- their 3D-printed Futurecraft - paired with throwback-themed uppers, like that of the recently revealed ZX 4000 4D.
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