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Italy International Design Award 2024

X3CE016 K-shield Protective Shoes

X3CE016 K-shield Protective Shoes
Winner of 2023 SILVER Prize

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Introduction

As toddlerhood is a critical period of a child's physical development, particularly in terms of bone and muscle growth, X3CE016 K-shield Protective Shoes have been meticulously revolutionized in structural design and material selection, aiming to provide all-around protection and optimal wearing comfort for toddlers, while also guiding them to develop a correct gait.
Through its inventive structural design, this pair of shoes is thus distinguished by dependable safety features. The enhancement of a "K shield" in the heel area forms a supportive structure in the shape of the letter "K", encompassing the toddler's ankles, heels, and the shoes. This design safeguards and stabilizes the fragile ankles of toddlers, substantially reducing the risk of balance-related falls. This enhancement further incorporates a specialized structural component in the heel area for enhanced ankle stabilization, doubling the support and protection the footwear can offer. What's more, X3CE016 K-shield Protective Shoes come with full-wrapping toe caps, ensuring robust protection against potential toe bumps and collisions. Such reinforced protection considerably diminishes injury probabilities as toddlers navigate their walking-learning phase, giving them a boosted confidence in every step.
In terms of material selection, the shoe upper is crafted using an easy-to-clean microfiber material, rather than traditional animal leather. Not only does this material surpass animal leather in terms of breathability and resistance to abrasion, cold, and aging, but it is also non-toxic and environmentally friendly. To elevate the comfort quotient, the shoes are lined with tencel, a lightweight fabric composed of natural ultra-fine plant fibers. This lining ensures a soft touch for the feet, while its innate antimicrobial attributes fend off bacterial growth, promising wearers a consistently cool and crisp experience.

Design by Hangzhou Zichen Technology Co., Ltd.

Katertu, a brand of Hangzhou Zichen Technology Co., Ltd. was established in 2014, focusing on designing comfortable, healthy and safe children's shoes for 0-12 years old Chinese children. Its baby toddler shoes series have been listed in the Tmall industry TOP5 list for many years.
The company is headquartered on the 26th floor of Nord Wealth Center, Qianjiang Century City, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, China, and has 10,000 square meters of warehousing and logistics center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, and 1,000 square meters of R&D center in Dongguan, Guangdong Province. Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province has 20,000 square meters of garden-style factories
Through the integration of production, research and medical cooperation, the company has established a children's foot data analysis database, set up a post-doctoral product research and development workstation, and endowed children's shoes with more scientific and technological attributes, and strives to create children's shoes that are more in line with the foot type of Chinese children. At present, it has become a member of China's heavy shoes industry standard formulation.

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