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# Folding Flat-Pack Footwear
EIN/Tritt Origami Shoes

By Going Like Sixty | Published 2008-03-01 | Unique
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folding-footwear-like-origami
References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2008/02/29/flat-folded-shoe-is-like-easy-origami/)

Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto one might say when opening the shoe box to find these [folding shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/commbi) from EIN/Tritt shoe concepts.

Designer Catherine Meuter has shown how shoe manufacturing can turn flat shoe patterns with reinforcements into wearable footwear. It's like the whole [flatpack furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bug-collection-1) craze, but for shoes. They're cheaper too because, like Ikea, they have to be folded and put together by the consumer.

So, what do you think? You want [origami shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ori-lamp)? Now you can do it yourself!

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 6.6/10
- Popularity: 94% | Activity: 95% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women
- Primary generations: Millennial
- Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia

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## Key Themes

### Why This Trend Is Growing

- **Flat-pack Footwear:** The trend of flat-pack footwear offers opportunities for disruptive innovation in the manufacturing and retail sectors by providing cost-effective and customizable shoe options that can be easily assembled by consumers.
- **Origami Shoes:** The origami shoes trend presents opportunities for innovation in footwear design and manufacturing, with potential for creating unique and lightweight shoes that can be conveniently folded for storage and transportation.
- **Consumer-assembled Products:** The trend of consumer-assembled products, like flat-pack footwear, opens up new possibilities for disruptive innovation in various industries by empowering consumers to participate in the manufacturing process and customize their own products.

### Industries Being Reshaped

- **Footwear:** The footwear industry can explore the flat-pack footwear trend to revolutionize manufacturing processes, reduce costs, and offer more sustainable and customizable shoe options to consumers.
- **Retail:** The retail industry can take advantage of the origami shoes trend by offering consumers innovative and affordable footwear options that provide a unique shopping experience through a consumer-assembled approach.
- **Design and Manufacturing:** The design and manufacturing industries can embrace the concept of consumer-assembled products, such as flat-pack footwear and origami shoes, to create new designs, develop efficient production methods, and enhance customization capabilities.

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