Surfing is a sport in constant expansion despite the fact that it continues to be a minority sport. The surf industry moves 12 billion euros a year around the world (La España surfera, 2016).
That said, we see that it is a great market opportunity to generate products that add value and propose new and differentiating proposals within the sport itself and the market.
Within the subject of Material Project of the 3rd year of the Degree in Industrial Design Engineering, we have developed through collaboration with FootWearol- ogy Lab and Elisava a project applying the textile beyond the body.
That said, we see that it is a great market opportunity to generate products that add value and propose new and differentiating proposals within the sport itself and the market.
Within the subject of Material Project of the 3rd year of the Degree in Industrial Design Engineering, we have developed through collaboration with FootWearol- ogy Lab and Elisava a project applying the textile beyond the body.
This consists of the development of the design of a surfboard, the optimization of the skeleton, the development of the fabric through 3D knitting and the application of Smart Mate- rials. In addition to the corresponding selection of materials.
So then we find all the phases of research, ideation and development to produce our own surfboard design breaking the schemes of what we have so far conceived as a conventional surfboard to generate a proposal that in addition to visually different and even shocking, is more sustainable and environmentally friendly without reducing the performance of a conventional board.
The study of a surfer's movements are key to determine the position of each material and use.
In addition to a more technical analysis
