About NUWA
NUWA prints footwear for the moments you slow down — post-workout, post-shower, post-everything.
We make 3D-printed lattice slippers and sneakers that weigh around 100 grams per shoe. Single-piece. No glue. No stitching. No insoles to peel up. Soap and water clean them.
If you've owned an Allbirds, a Hoka, a Birkenstock, or an OOFOS, you already know the shoe we're making: the one you reach for after a workout, after a shower, after a long day at the desk. NUWA is a 3D-printed take on that shape — lighter, more breathable, built one piece at a time.
Why “NUWA”
In Chinese mythology, NUWA (女娲) is the creator goddess who shaped the first humans from clay. We borrow the name because 3D printing is, almost literally, shaping a wearable object from digital clay — layer by layer, one continuous piece, until a CAD file becomes something you can wear. It's a quiet metaphor. We don't oversell it.
What we make today
| Product | Weight | Use | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUWA Lattice Slipper | ~90 g | Around the house, deck, dry casual | $139 |
| NUWA Lattice Sneaker | ~100 g | Casual everyday, light walking, recovery | $179 |
| NUWA Cotton Crew Socks | ~30 g / pair | Pink combed cotton, US 6–8 | $24 |
Both shoes are printed in a single piece at 80-micron resolution from a dual-component flexible photopolymer. No separate upper-and-sole. No insole. The lattice you see outside is also what's under your foot — open for breathability, denser where you need support.
What we don't make (yet)
Men's sizing. Boots. Heels. Anything for running, hiking, or court sports. The lattice is built for steady casual wear and recovery, not impact athletics — wearing NUWA for a 5K is a bad idea. Men's sizing (US 9–12) is the request we hear most, and it's our highest-priority extension. Targeting late 2026.
How they're made
Every NUWA shoe is printed from a digital file on industrial additive-manufacturing equipment — not cast in a mold, not cut and stitched.
- No molds. Each shoe is printed from a CAD file. Want to change the lattice density on size 7? We change the file — no tooling, no minimum order quantity.
- Less waste. The process lays down only the polymer the lattice needs, instead of cutting parts from sheets and gluing them together.
- Single-piece construction. No glue, no stitched seams, no insole to peel up — the whole shoe is one continuous print.
We currently ship in 7–14 business days. As order volume grows, we'll move to faster fulfillment and update this page. We'll tell you when that happens.
What “sustainable” means here (and what it doesn't)
What's true: single-piece prints use less material than glued multi-component shoes; printing in batches means almost no overproduction; excess polymer is recycled in a closed loop.
What we're not claiming: we haven't commissioned our own Life Cycle Assessment yet, so we won't quote a carbon percentage as if it were ours. Our shoes are polymer — not biodegradable. We're not the most sustainable brand in the world; we're a better choice than a plastic-leather hybrid headed for a landfill in 18 months. We'll publish our own numbers when we can fund the measurement.
Sizing — and why we don't ask you to scan your foot
Standard US women's 6, 6.5, 7, and 8. No phone scan, no app. Our half sizes are real half sizes — separate lattice geometries, not one size stretched. Between sizes? Size up; the lattice has natural flex.
Returns
US 30 days, free — we pay return shipping. Socks aren't returnable once opened. If a shoe shows a printing defect (visible lattice gaps, surface tear, or discoloration), email us within 14 days and we'll replace it.
Who NUWA is for
You probably already own an Allbirds, Hoka, or Birkenstock — and almost certainly an OOFOS somewhere in the closet. You're curious about 3D-printed footwear, maybe heard of Zellerfeld but found it too streetwear for your wardrobe. You want one shoe for the house, the gym door, the coffee shop, and the flight — without thinking about it. That's NUWA.
Contact
General, press, and wholesale: support@nuwashoe.com
NUWA3D Inc.
26 W Dry Creek Cir #610
Littleton, CO 80120
United States
NUWA and the lattice design are trademarks of NUWA3D Inc., a Delaware C-corporation operating in the United States.