EVOlution
a $1,000 design-led expression of adidas’ most advanced running platform
Leveraging the technical innovation and athlete validation of the original EVO PRO 1, this new interpretation distills adidas’ performance credibility into a bold, avant-garde lifestyle form.
With a wider sole and haptic, touch-reactive design elements, the shoe introduces a new sensory experience, inviting wearers not just to wear the future, but to feel it.
A mono mesh upper and tonal lacing system bring minimalist refinement, while Pharrell’s distinct design language infuses each detail with quiet confidence and visual depth.
Product Details:
Features Pharrell signature shape on one of adidas most innovative and lightest running models ever
Materials:
White Monomesh
5D Raised Dot Stripe Branding
5D Raised Dot Pattern on Toe and Heel
Lightstrike Pro Midsole
Last development
The foundation of the shoe began with the last.
To achieve the signature Humanrace proportion: wide, grounded, and confident, the last was developed in collaboration with a renowned Italian last maker.
Working directly with Pharrell Williams, the team refined the geometry to ensure a deliberately wide visual stance while maintaining ergonomic precision. The result is a silhouette that feels inclusive and expressive, balancing performance engineering with Humanrace’s human-first philosophy.
This wide look is not aesthetic alone: it reinforces stability, comfort, and presence.
Outsole
The outsole began as a material exploration.
Through a series of resin color experiments, the team tested transparency, pigment density, and flow behavior. These studies evolved into the final design that feature on top the 5D haptic design for traction.
/// branding
The branding on the upper extends the same technological language.
Using 5D fabrication, the logo and typographic elements were developed as raised structures that gradually fade into the surface of the shoe. Instead of applying branding as a separate layer, it is grown from the material itself.
This fading raised effect creates:
A tactile, sensory interaction
Depth without visual heaviness
Seamless integration into the upper
A subtle yet powerful identity presence
The result is branding that feels embedded, not applied, echoing Humanrace’s belief in authenticity and continuity.
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