Carbon Fiber Heel Spring, Iteration 1
Categories: HiHeeling
Natalie Jeremijenko and fashion designer Diana Baltazar collaborated with carbon fiber specialist and jewelry designer Adam Weeks to create this first mock-up iteration of the high heel c-spring, hacking a BCBG women’s evening stiletto and mounting a carbon fiber plate of custom curvature and variegated weave structure. For the next iteration, we will use a United Nude shoe and fine tune the shape of the spring.Â
- 1. Side View of Leaf Spring
- 2. Back View: Note the off-center positioning of the spring heel in relation to the horizontal axisÂ
3. Bottom View: The spring has been curved slightly to one side to account for the asymmetry of the walking step. 4. Rear View: Fiber changes orientation in this area. This section is reinfoced with 3" of +/-45 fiber instead of the standard 0/90 decree fiber orientation. This makes for somewhat of a progressive rate spring, producing a stiffening effect, resisting torsional or twisting loads and providing greater stability.Â
5. Spring Mount
6. Adjusted Height at Resting (No Wearer): The new height of the spring-loaded shoe is approximately 5/8" higher than the stock height of the original BCBG heel. When normal body weight is placed on the spring, it compresses to the stock height.Â
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Check out Adam’s website at http://www.carbonfiberbracelets.com/
