AERØ

A portable, battery-powered sports shoe dryer designed to reduce moisture and odour.

Duration: 10 weeks
Year: 2026
Type: Product & brand design
Software: Solidworks, Keyshot, Illustrator
Outcome: Functional 3D-printed prototype

Problem

After training, moisture and sweat stay trapped inside sports shoes, causing unpleasant odours and bacterial growth. Air drying is slow, and most existing shoe dryers are bulky, plug-powered and inconvenient to use on the go.

250,000

sweat glands in the feet can produce around half a pint of sweat every day.

Solution

AERØ gives athletes a convenient way to remove moisture, reduce odour and keep their shoes fresh wherever they train — battery powered, handled, and sized to live in a kit bag.

Branding

Visual & verbal identity

AERØ x Puresport — 10K run and recovery session, Hyde Park, 21 June 2026

The identity extends past the product into a campaign: AERØ x Puresport, a 10K community run and recovery session in Hyde Park built around performance and recovery.

Exploded view

Top housing shell
Internal vent mesh
DC axial fan
PCB
Li-ion battery
USB port
Power button
Handle
Rubber feet
Bottom housing shell

CAD, prototyping & testing

Evaluated with target users

After testing early concepts with users, I modelled the product's external form and internal components in 3D CAD before producing a functional 3D-printed prototype, then put it back in front of the same target users.