# 3D Footwear Collections Chengxu Tian Creates 3D Shoe Designs with Textures and Vivid Color By Riley von Niessen | Published 2016-05-03 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/3d-Shoe-Design References: [design-milk](http://design-milk.com/layered-3d-footwear-designs-chengxu-tian/) & [chengxutian](http://www.chengxutian.com/) Recently graduated fashion design student Chengxu Tian offers his latest collection of [3D shoe designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/customfit-3d-printed-shoes), artfully constructed using layering and texturing effects as inspiration. The Layering Movement features a multitude of styles, including [booties, sneakers and pumps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sergio-rossi). Each design uses bold contrasting colors and is made by Chengxu using ovens to set a mold and a press machine that allows him to exclude glue as an adhesive tool. The [futuristic design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/asics-novalis-styrax-breeze) and eye catching contrast make his shoes immaculate statement pieces that won't leave their wearer forgotten. While this year's 'The Layering Movement' is Chengxu's third design series, his other collections include the 2013 'Brisk and Soar' collection and the 2012 'Melting' range. With each taking on a completely different look and crossing fresh boundaries, it is clear Chengxu's 3D soe design vision will make him a name to remember. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.2/10 - Popularity: 60% | Activity: 58% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/shoes) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Layering Movement:** Using layering and texturing effects to create 3D shoe designs, offering disruptive innovation opportunities in footwear manufacturing. - **Bold Contrasting Colors:** Utilizing bold contrasting colors in 3D shoe designs, presenting disruptive innovation opportunities in fashion and accessories. - **Glueless Adhesive Techniques:** Developing a press machine that excludes glue as an adhesive tool in shoe manufacturing, opening up disruptive innovation opportunities in footwear production. ### Who This Affects Most - **Footwear Manufacturing:** By incorporating layering and texturing effects in 3D shoe designs, there are disruptive innovation opportunities to enhance the manufacturing processes in the footwear industry. - **Fashion and Accessories:** Utilizing bold contrasting colors in 3D shoe designs offers disruptive innovation opportunities in the fashion and accessories industry, allowing for unique and eye-catching products. - **Shoe Manufacturing Technology:** Developing glueless adhesive techniques in shoe manufacturing through the use of a press machine creates disruptive innovation opportunities to revolutionize the production processes in the shoe manufacturing technology industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Textured Floral Design Footwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oasis-society.md) - [Randomness-Inspired Designer Footwear Lines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beauty-in-chaos.md) - [3D-Printed Skeletal Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/exoskyn.md) - [Bold Sneaker Design Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nothing-cmf.md) - [Cross-Cultural Footwear Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rahul-mishra.md) - [Modern Shoe Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sergio-rossi.md) - [Organic Sleek Avant-Garde Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/contranatural.md) - [Dynamic Thigh-High Tech Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/voo-store-1.md) - [Luxe Organically Shaped Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mad-architects-and-fendi.md)