NIKE, Inc.
ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

Abstract:

An article of footwear and a method of manufacturing the same is provided. The article of footwear comprises a sole structure and an upper fixedly attached thereto. The upper comprises a base layer and a plurality of scrap material pieces. The scrap material pieces comprise appliques disposed on and coupled to a surface of the base layer. The scrap material pieces are collectively positioned on the surface of the base layer in a custom arrangement. The method of manufacture is designed to be an environmentally-friendly and sustainable process, wherein the scrap material of a first footwear application is utilized in a second footwear application. The method of manufacture comprises dividing the scrap material of a first footwear application into scrap material pieces and coupling the scrap material pieces, in the custom arrangement, to the exterior surface of the base layer of the upper of a second footwear application.