Shoes "iGUANEYE Jungle" shoes down the limits to the utmost to gain a feeling of walking with bare feet

Even if you like "I feel like walking barefoot", actually walking around barefoot is impossible due to safety issues. So you need a minimum amount of footwear, but shoes that have scraped parts to the limit to get "barefoot comfort anywhere"iGUANEYE Jungle"Has been developed.

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https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/iguaneye-jungle-barefoot-comfort-everywhere#/

You can tell what kind of shoes "iGUANEYE Jungle" is in one shot by watching the following movie.

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Oliver Tako who developed iGUANEYE Jungle. The shoes "iGUANEYE Fresh" released five years ago,Cloud FundingThe product was made successful with success, and it became a hit work that sold thousands of legs all over the world. The new shoes of that iGUANEYE is "Jungle".


Modern people live by being surrounded by a concrete box.


There should be many people commuting to work by crowded trains packed in cupboards.


Depending on the shoes that cover the feet, heat tends to fall.


It is only fleeting after returning home that the feet are finally released.


Even though I think "I want to live like walking on the beach with bare feet ...", it is impossible in reality.


Minimal protection is necessary to prevent injury and burns, sandals have been used as "minimal shoes" since ancient times. However, from the design and the function, sandals are not contemporary, it is Taco's idea.


Therefore, in search of "minimal shoes" suitable for the present age, development of "Jungle" started.


It was Indians who got inspiration. Once the Indian got a "minimum of shoes" by stepping into the sap of natural rubber tree. I will try to reproduce the feeling of opening like this Indian shoe with modern technology.


This design was completed in this way.


Except for the fact that the thumb and heel are covered, it is an open design with only the sole of the shoe.


It is said that it attracted attention to the material touched by the skin and the material of the shoe sole that absorbs shocks.


Jungle is manufactured in Portugal, the base of iGUANEYE.


Jungle is a two-piece composition, using a combination of outsole and inner sole.


Two colors outsole black and light gray.


Inner sole, "LUX" model using cork with excellent breathability and soft leather ... ...


Two kinds of "LIGHT" using EVA material which is lightweight and excellent in waterproofness.


iGUANEYE set up a target amount of 50,000 dollars (about 5.7 million yen) at the cloud funding site Indiegogo in order to commercialize the minimum shoes "Jungle" that can obtain "comfort of bare feet everywhere" Wanted. The arrangement of the mold has already been completed, and preparations are being advanced for mass production from March 2018.


In the iGUANEYE Jungle project, "Jungle LIGHT" is invested with a contribution of 49 dollars (about 5500 yen), "Jungle LUX" with a contribution of 69 dollars (about 7800 yen) is invested with a capital of 90 dollars (about 10,000 yen) "Jungle LIGHT "&" Jungle LUX "in sets. All shipping fee to Japan is $ 20 (about 2300 yen). In addition, to the investor, online questionnaire will be carried out to confirm the size at a later date. The shipment of goods is scheduled from April to May 2018.


The iGUANEYE Jungle project's contribution deadline is until January 21, 2018 (Sun).