Space Hippie turns scraps from factory floor into circular footwear
10/02/2020
Initially available in four silhouettes, the collection “presents itself as an artifact from the future," said John Hoke, Nike chief design officer. "Space Hippie is also an idea. It is about figuring out how to make the most with the least material, the least energy and the least carbon."
The engineered knits forming the uppers uses what the company calls 'Space Waste Yarn' made from 100 percent recycled material, including recycled plastic water bottles, t-shirts and yarn scraps.
Cushioning comes from factory scraps of the Vaporfly 4% and reprocessing the ZoomX foam in a way that uses about half the CO2e as typical Nike foams.
The tooling of all Space Hippie shoes, the company said, blends its standard foams and 15% Nike Grind Rubber.
"It's changed the way we look at materials, it's changed the way that we look at the aesthetics of our product,” said Mr Hoke. “It's changed how we approach putting product together."
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