Justin Bieber‘s Skylrk brand has expanded into the world of 3D-printed footwear with the help of Zellerfeld.
The brand has launched its first 3D-printed silhouette, the Earth Bender, made with Zellerfeld’s full-stack 3D-printing platform. Debuting in Lilac, the Earth Bender is exclusively offered through Sunday at Skylrk’s temporary space in Tokyo, which marks the brand’s first physical retail space.
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The Earth Bender mirrors Skylrk’s creative momentum; the brand has aimed for cozy, comfort-driven silhouettes, an expressive use of color, and a vision for footwear that evolves from drop to drop. The 3D-printed style is a soccer-influenced sneaker silhouette with an overturned tongue. In addition to the vibrant purple Lilac option, an Oat colorway was on display at the Tokyo pop-up, available only for try-on. Bieber posted about the pop-up on social media this week, as seen below.
Bieber previously wore a Zellerfeld creation made in collaboration between Finn Rush-Taylor Studio while attending a The League basketball game in Los Angeles in October. He wore the 3D-printed Nami sneaker, which is fully recyclable.
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With plans to keep exploring 3D-printed styles, Skylrk has more silhouettes in development through Zellerfeld. Bieber’s brand Skylrk launched in July and has released several drops since then. Footwear options lean futuristic, with styles including mules and slides in various colorways with distinctive sculptural lines. The musician’s wife Hailey Bieber has put her stamp of approval on the brand’s shoes; the Rhode founder stepped out in a chunky mule platform in Los Angeles back in July.
Zellerfeld has created shoes with a myriad of other brands, and the company’s 3D-printed shoe experience was brought in-store this year via a partnership with Solebox, a Berlin-based sneaker and streetwear retailer. The footwear company has also worked with Nike on multiple silhouettes, including the Air Max 95000 and Air Max 1000. Additionally, Hugo Boss’ Hugo line developed a 3D-printed loafer with Zellerfeld. Yet another footwear style has received a 3D model, as Havaianas has worked with Zellerfeld as well on a flip-flop.