As you may know, ordinary waterproof shoes are airtight, which is easy to cause feet to sweat, while ordinary waterproof spray only produces water repellent effect in a short time, but has no real waterproof effect.
For this reason, Vessi, a team from Vancouver, Canada, developed a new waterproof knit called Flash Knit after two years, and made Vessi, the world's first 1% waterproof knitted sports shoes.
Vessi looks exactly like ordinary shoes, but it can keep your shoes dry and clean no matter what bad weather.
For example, if you wear Vessi in rainy days, you don't need to avoid any puddles at all, and rain and dirty water won't have any impact on your shoes:
Of course, these puddles are nothing, and you can even step into the water directly!
In addition to the great improvement in waterproof performance, Vessi shoes have also made a more subversive change in breathability:
Unlike other waterproof shoes, Vessi's waterproof knitting technology makes your foot skin more breathable and reduces the generation of sweat and odor.
so why are Vessi shoes so waterproof?
the secret lies in the patent of its knitted fabric. This fabric called Flash Knit has three layers, which are divided into different functional fabrics.
The first and outermost layer is an elastic woven layer, which is made of polyester fiber and nylon, and has waterproof, water-repellent and windproof effects; The second layer is a nano-filtration layer, which can further play the role of waterproof and moisture absorption, and the innermost layer is a breathable inner layer to help feet sweat.
because of these three layers of functional fabrics, the area covered by Vessi shoes is completely free from water. This is not a simple waterproof coating can do.
In order to further prove Vessi's waterproofness and breathability, his team also made an experiment with red nanofiltration membrane, which was watertight, but did not block the air:
More surprisingly, Vessi team cooperated with the famous 3D printing insole company Wiivv, and for users who support crowdfunding, they only need to take photos with Wiivv application within 6 seconds, and a set of 3D printing personal tailor insoles will be specially presented.
At present, Vessi has raised funds in Kickstarter at an early bird price of $99 (about RMB 67). At present, 2,145 people support it, and * * * has raised 1,852,958RMB, with a target achievement rate of 13.96%.
▲ the amount of funds introduced since it went online.