RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT is the most important component of any design and is critical to get a shoe to its final production phase. FWD>> innovation lab creates amazingly beautiful footwear which is then engineered, tested and industrialized.

We are constantly looking for what’s new and what’s best in every step of footwear development. Techniques and materials all converge in creating our multidimensional approach on footwear where nothing is off limits.

We not only have our hands on the most sustainable and valued materials in the industry, but we also have multiple possibilities of customization with laser engraving and different kinds of printing methods: digital relief print, termoprint, vacuum print and pad print. You name it, we’ll print it. 

Reverse engineering, vacuum printing, metal moulds, mapping or 3d soft printing: these are just some of our avant garde approaches on developing the most innovative sole for your footwear. If you want the best fit for your design, we got you.

High frequency printing allows obtaining relief games in the most diverse forms by creating marks, textures, geometric designs and so much more. Seamless and innovative, this is how you want to create.

The moment where function, aesthetics and dynamics become a perfectly balanced shoe. Where all the production flaws are canceled and perfect proportions are reached for everyone to join.