TUMBLEWEAVE
Ocean plastic footwear, printed on demand at the beach
Mobile solar-powered microfactories housed in retrofitted shipping containers that travel to beaches, festivals, and events like modern tumbleweeds. On location, we 3D print custom-fit sandals from recycled ocean polyester using plant-based bio-glue derived from invasive tumbleweed plants—turning environmental problems into wearable solutions.
// THE EXPERIENCE
A customer walks up to a sleek solar-powered kiosk on the beach, gets their foot scanned in 30 seconds, and watches as their custom sandals are 3D printed before their eyes in under 10 minutes—made entirely from ocean plastic collected at that same beach, with a QR code embedded showing exactly which patch of ocean their material came from and how many microplastics they've now permanently removed from the ecosystem.
PER PAIR • INCLUDES $49 RECYCLABLE DEPOSIT