Welcome to the free Huntsman PU Campus!
Molding soles, midsoles or even entire shoes with PU or TPU is very common in the shoe industry, yet it is generally not taught in any footwear design programs at universities, so a lot of footwear designers struggle to apply these materials and technologies.
Together with Huntsman Corporation, one of the largest suppliers of polyurethanes for the footwear industry, we are aiming to solve this. In collaboration with DESMA, market leader in injection molding machines, we created a lot of educational content over the past months for the occasion of the Laceless Design Challenge 2022. Huntsman is the material sponsor for that and was involved in selecting the winner of the Challenge.
We decided to put all this educational content together on this page, as a free course! There are 4 modules, starting from basic knowledge all the way up to more advanced insights around PU/TPU and molding, using several designs from the Challenge as an example. All the content is freely available, you just need to register through the Enroll button.
We are currently developing more in-depth modules as well; these will be launched by the end of the year and can then also be found on this page.
Together with Huntsman Corporation, one of the largest suppliers of polyurethanes for the footwear industry, we are aiming to solve this. In collaboration with DESMA, market leader in injection molding machines, we created a lot of educational content over the past months for the occasion of the Laceless Design Challenge 2022. Huntsman is the material sponsor for that and was involved in selecting the winner of the Challenge.
We decided to put all this educational content together on this page, as a free course! There are 4 modules, starting from basic knowledge all the way up to more advanced insights around PU/TPU and molding, using several designs from the Challenge as an example. All the content is freely available, you just need to register through the Enroll button.
We are currently developing more in-depth modules as well; these will be launched by the end of the year and can then also be found on this page.
These are your expert teachers:
#learn from the best
Johan has the skills to explain complex technical and chemical aspects in simple terms. He is also very resourceful and creative; understanding - and explaining - very well how to translate creative ideas so they can be made in PU and TPU.
Always looking at the future and at the bigger picture, Miss Footwearology herself will teach you the basics of PU and TPU and how to use them in the most circular way possible.
Course Contents
These designs are discussed in class 3:
These designs are discussed in class 4:
Visit the Huntsman website for more information about PU and TPU for footwear!
Footwearology is the only academy for footwear professionals. We enable you to gain the knowledge that will get you, and the companies you work for, ready to create and embrace a better future. All our courses take place online and/or in our LAB in Barcelona, Spain.
Besides teaching, we do research and consulting, focusing on redesigning the entire footwear supply chain by directly connecting technology suppliers, creatives and social media platforms.
Besides teaching, we do research and consulting, focusing on redesigning the entire footwear supply chain by directly connecting technology suppliers, creatives and social media platforms.
