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Fizo’s Kickstarter 3D Printed Running Shoe Is Engineered for Your Feet, No Matter How You Run

September 24, 2025 Applications all3dp.com 590

Fizo's Glider 001 running shoe promises a truly customized fit using 3D printing technology -- and it's easily met its Kickstarter goal.

We see 3D printed shoes jumping out everywhere nowadays, but the Fizo Glider 001, already fully-funded on Kickstarter, has us a little more curious than usual.

Fizo’s pitch, to revolutionize the footwear industry by moving away from mass-produced, one-size-fits-all designs, is a little different to other stated marketing objectives. In some ways, Fizo’s pitch is bit more practical, actually.

The Glider 001, which Fizo calls the “World First 4D Customized Running Shoe,” is intended to adapt to a runner’s specific size, width, weight, and unique biomechanics.

The core of the technology is a 3D printed “SoleFlow” lattice midsole (simulator in link) that is engineered for each individual user, providing targeted support and correcting imbalances that help reduce injury risks. The rest of the shoe? Made from the same stuff normal athletic shoes are made from.

The company’s lead designer, Koko, wonderfully weighing in at 100 kg, created the shoes out of a personal frustration with mass-produced options that failed to provide adequate support for his body type. As a 100 kg person myself, the idea of having a shoe that can stand up to my heft slamming into the floor without what’s left of my metatarsals wanting to call it a day is hugely, hugely appealing.

Despite what the shoemakers say in the marketing materials, a lot of the time, I feel like I could slam right through the bottom of them. Koko’s speaking my language.

If Fizo’s personalized, data-driven approach produces a shoe that actually holds up to its wearer, it could lead to a lot more people benefiting from pain-free training regimes. Customized fit and support that performs instead of simply fitting with a futuristic aesthetic is a very exciting idea.

Fizo’s team comprises, among others former ANTA designers and experienced shoemakers who apparently spent a year iterating through 27 failed prototypes. The company has partnered with Volumental, the top name in foot scanning, to help users get the perfect fit, and the SoleFlow midsoles should provide a printed density relevant to the individual’s weight.

The Kickstarter campaign still has 19 days to run, and offers early bird specials as well as other rewards, with an estimated delivery date of November 2025 touted.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fizoshoes/fizo-customer-engineered-running-shoes-powered-by-3d-tech?ref=discovery&term=fizo&total_hits=12&category_id=266