This video shows Israeli designer Neta Soreq's 3D printed springy platform shoes, which give the wearer a "new walking experience".

The Energetic Pass footwear comes in two variations: one pair has a bouncy platform beneath the centre of the foot, and the other features springs under the front and back.

Both models surround the feet with sinuous stripes of material based on muscle fibres.

"My shoe design came from studying hyperactive people, with a focus on different therapy treatments that direct the energy in the body," said Soreq, who created the shoes while studying at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design near Jerusalem.
"I was inspired by the structure of the muscles and the natural movement of the foot in different positions."

The strands of material curve down from the upper and spiral around to form the bases. These shapes create flexible springs that alter the way the shoes' users move.

"I designed a spring heel, which has a mechanism that acts as a shock absorber and gives the wearer a new walking experience," said the designer.

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