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This research aims to raise questions regarding a systemic change in the current footwear production and consumption model, through the use of strategies oriented towards Distributed Manufacturing and Digital Fabrication of shoes. It emphasizes the development of Distributed Economy solutions through the creation of value for actors in small local businesses in the sector. Through a single case study, the process of redesigning a shoe was conducted with a local company in the sector in partnership with a makerspace. The project was carried out with the support of design tools to develop solutions and as a result, a prototype of a shoe was obtained, made in collaboration between the actors, showing that the local-global capacity of the Distributed Manufacturing strategy via Digital Fabrication has the potential to provide sustainable alternatives to the complex global supply chains for footwear and a possible solution to the excessive consumption of resources in this sector.

Distributed Manufacturing; Digital Fabrication; Design for Sustainability; Footwear