Adidas Rolls Out Limited Number of 3D Printed Runners; Will Cost $300 a pair? [DETAILS INSIDE]

Back in 2015, Adidas conceptualized the possibility of creating shoes with the use of 3D Printers. After over a year, the sports shoe brand is living up to that: Adidas is offering a limited number of 3D-printed shoes this holiday, and it's got a huge price tag on it.

According to the Wired, it's the first time Adidas will be putting up the 3D-printed shoes on sale, but will be a limited-stock offer. They also mention that the it does not come cheap at £240 or roungly $300. Adidas's Futurecraft 3D concept hopes to make the 3D-Printed shoes tailor-fitted to the user's foot, making each 3D-printed shoes unique.

The limited-edition 3D-printed shoes rolled out at stores in London, New York, and Tokyo starting December 15. And as per engadget, buyers from New York can pick up their pair in Adidas' new flagship store on 5th avenue, while the wired mentions that the shoe will be available in Adidas' Oxford Street store in UK. No reports have been made as to when the next release of the 3D-Printed shoes will be made or when it will go on sale worldwide.

the 3D-printed shoes Adidas launched comes in black and sports Adidas' stylish Primeknit design, similar to the Yeezy boost by Kanye West. The midsole is also has a 3D-printed heel design from 3D-printed materials, eliminating the need to glue or stitch the sole on to the shoe's upper half.

The wired mentioned that the 3D-Printed shoes was made with an "engineered 3D web structure with dense zones in high force areas and less dense zones in the low force areas." The 3D printed shoes also has a striking similarity to the 3D-printed shoes that Adidas gifted athletes during the Rio Olympics.

Adidas also recently partnered with an environmental group to make shoes made out of recycled ocean waste. According to the telegraph, the shoe is made with 5 per cent recycled polyester and 95 per cent ocean waste plastic -- the shoe was also made with 11 plastic bottles.