IIDA Italy International Design Award

160X 5.0 PRO

160X 5.0 PRO
Winner of 2023 SILVER Prize

Design of Industrial Products

Project
Introduction

160X5.0 PRO, a pair of professional racing shoes for marathoners, features good comfort, excellent propulsive effect, light weight, high breathability and wonderful durability, aiming to help runners save more physical strength and improve their athletic performance.
160X5.0 PRO is designed based on the requirements of many professional marathoners in shoes for races. Its midsole frame is generated through a brand-new 3D printing technology, while the world-first PISA supercritical foaming technology applied makes the midsole foam 36% lighter than ETPU. In this way, the midesole realizes strong cohesion to effectively avoid tearing during strenuous exercise; its resilience rate up to 85%, which increases by 28% when compared with that of ETPU, assists marathoners in saving their physical strength.
The high-strength full-length carbon-fibre plate slightly upturned at the front part and the inner side of the middle part frees runners from unsteadiness on the forefoot and midfoot; the full-length design and the wide-angle curved toe cap enable the release of more kinetic energy, whereby runners can save more physical strength.
The upper, made of high-toughness, light XTEP SHEEL, elevates the breathability by 3.7% in comparison with the previous generation. Thanks to the wear-resistant outsole, the shoes is able to last for 2000 kilometers, which are three times higher and 60% lighter than ones with the normal rubber outsole. The midsole shortens the length of its rear part, whose combination with the bevel design used in the heel leads to lower air resistance of runners, and thus enhances their long-distance running performance.

Design by Xtep (China) Co., Ltd.

Xtep Group is a multi-brand, international sporting goods enterprise specializing in the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of sports shoes, clothing and accessories. Founded in 1987, the Xtep brand was founded in 2001 and listed in Hong Kong on June 3, 2008, in 2019, overseas mergers and acquisitions of a number of international brands, opening a multi-brand, international development path.
The group owns the main brand Xtep (China) and internationally renowned sports brands such as Saucony (USA), Merrell (USA), K-Swiss (US), Paladium (France) and so on. After more than 30 years of development, Xtep has become a leading sporting goods enterprise in China.

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