Lee was inspired to create the sandals while working at an orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya in 2007. He was struck by the sight of a small girl whose shoes were so small that the ends had to be sheared off so her toes could poke out, according to The Shoe That Grows. Looking around, Lee quickly realized the girl's plight was not uncommon.
“So right there, spur of the moment, I thought, ‘Wouldn't it be nice if there was a pair of shoes that could adjust and expand their size? A pair of shoes that could grow?'” Lee told KPTV
Lee and his team shopped the idea around to various established shoe companies without success, before they partnered with Gary Pitman. The footwear veteran previously worked at Nike and Adidas, but left to start his own shoe design company, according to KPTV.
It took Pitman several months to develop Lee's design into a finished product, and he used a 3D printer to model foot sizes.
The Shoe That Grows sells the sandals for $10 per pair, and packs them into duffel bags that hold 50 each; these bags are then shipped to one of seven countries around the world. Lee told BuzzFeed that so far about 2,500 kids have received the shoes.
Source: Mashable/KPTV
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Nice concept, when would it get to Nigeria. Linda take note!
DeleteLol my mum would have loved it like 15years ago
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ReplyDeleteWow! Buh dis weather tho!
DeleteI'd need lots and lots of it.. It'll do a lotta good to my wallet.
DeleteThanks to technology .
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Wow that's nice
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DeleteAlways looking out for her...Ogundiran Oyindamola. love u loads
DeleteCool innovation.
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Wow!!! Datz good
ReplyDeleteMake dey carry am come naija
ReplyDeleteCreativity there, but still kinda look like an old concept wen u have to get a big sized shoe/big cloth in other to last for for ur kids or ward.
ReplyDeleteYou are a learner and a slow one at that! This shoe concept won't be oversize the first time you wear it,only that you can adjust to size when the foot grow larger.
DeleteYou are a learner and a slow one at that! This shoe concept won't be oversize the first time you wear it,only that you can adjust to size when the foot grow larger.
DeleteWow...that's good.
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ReplyDeleteWow! If i see this, i'll so definitely buy it. Shopping for shoes every 3months no be joke. Might even pop up when u don't budget for it.
ReplyDeleteA naija hustler will walk that Sandler bare in a couple of months.
ReplyDeleteLmaooo,you mean!
DeleteWhich kid will like this
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ReplyDeleteKids ain't gonna like it....far too kind
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I no dey buy
ReplyDeleteHow can someone wear a shoe for 5 yrs. #poverty Mentality
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ReplyDeleteSo, my son shld wear one particular shoe for five years. Poverty ni ke! I'm not interested
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Africans won't copy this,na only to copy sex and other rubbish dem sabi,apes.
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The shoes look awesome though..... I think i need one....
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Wow! I like. Good innovation.
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ReplyDeletePls Linda were can one get the shoes my nephew. Needs a pair almost every term his foot grows we re worried we might end up making customised shoes for him soon if he keeps growing large foot.
ReplyDeleteGood one
ReplyDeleteReally nice and cool
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