The glaze shell
The toe and heel are dipped by hand in a flexible, glossy coating. It stiffens the parts that take the knocks and runs into drips that are different on every pair.
Toe + heel cup · ~1.2 mm coat
Slipcast / DIP 01 low-top
DIP 01: hand-dipped knit sneakers
An everyday low-top with a soft knit upper, a gum sole, and a toe and heel dipped by hand in glossy glaze. Every pair drips its own way.
$165 Celadon
Choose your sizeBefore the dip
Raw clay, until you touch it.
Every DIP 01 starts out like this: bisque-white knit, a ridged sole, nothing shiny. Move your cursor across the shoeDrag a finger across the shoe to dip it in Celadon.
Inside the shoe
What are these knit sneakers made of?
A soft, undyed knit upper; a flexible glossy glaze coat over the toe and heel; a light foam midsole with ridges like a thrown pot; and a natural gum rubber sole. Keep scrolling and the shoe turns so you can see each part.
A knit upper that breathes
Everything between the dips is a soft, chunky knit in undyed off-white. It stretches where your foot bends and lets air through on warm days.
Recycled poly-cotton knitThe thrown midsole
The ridges on the side are the same rings a potter's fingers leave on a pot. Underneath them is a light foam that's soft for a full day on your feet.
28 mm heel · 22 mm forefootA gum sole that grips
Honey-coloured gum rubber with a fine tread. It grips wet pavement and tiled floors and wears in slowly, the way a gum sole should.
Natural gum rubber
Four glazes
Pick a glaze. The page dips with you.
Celadon
Pale jade · pools to deep green
A pale jade glaze that pools darker green where it runs thick. Calm, a little old-world, goes with everything you own.
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DIP 01 Celadon
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Glaze: Celadon
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Made by hand
How is a hand-dipped sneaker made?
Each shoe is knit, built on its sole, then held by the laces and dipped toe-first and heel-first into a bath of glaze. It hangs heel-up for half a day while the coat sets, and the drips land wherever gravity takes them.
1piece
Knit
The upper is knit in one piece, undyed, then pulled over the last with the midsole and gum sole attached.
40seconds
Dip
Someone holds each shoe by its laces and dips the toe, then the heel, into the glaze bath. That's when the drips form.
12hours
Cure
The pairs hang heel-up on racks while the coat sets. Whatever the drips did in that time is what you get.
Up close
The details that make it a DIP 01
DIP 01 specs
| Upper | Chunky recycled poly-cotton knit, undyed off-white |
|---|---|
| Glaze coat | Flexible glossy coating over toe and heel, hand-dipped |
| Midsole | Light foam with a ridged (thrown) sidewall |
| Outsole | Natural gum rubber, fine tread |
| Laces | Waxed cotton, off-white |
| Heel pull | Glazed cone tab |
| Weight | 265 g (US M9, one shoe) |
| Heel-to-toe drop | 6 mm |
| Fit | True to size; wide feet go half a size up |
| Care | Wipe the glaze, hand-wash the knit cold, air dry |
Weight and stack heights are the design targets for a US men's 9.
Every drip is different. Hand-dipped. Gum sole. Four glazes: Celadon, Cobalt, Tenmoku and Shino.
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Questions
Questions people ask about knit sneakers and DIP 01
How long do sneakers last?
Most everyday sneakers last 300 to 500 miles of walking, or about a year of daily wear. DIP 01 sits at the long end because the glaze coat protects the toe and heel, the two places that wear out first. The gum sole is what you'll see age, and it wears slowly and evenly.
How should sneakers fit?
You want about a thumb's width between your longest toe and the front of the shoe, a heel that doesn't slip when you walk, and no pinching across the widest part of your foot. DIP 01 runs true to size. If your feet are wide, go half a size up or pick the Wide option.
Will the glaze crack when the shoe bends?
No. It looks like ceramic but it's a flexible coating, so it bends with the toe like a rubber toe cap does. You'll see fine creases at the flex point after a few weeks, the same way leather creases. It won't chip off in pieces.
Are knit sneakers good for walking all day?
Yes, if the sole underneath is good. A knit upper is light and breathes, so your feet stay cooler. The weak spot of most knit sneakers is the toe, which scuffs through. On DIP 01 the toe is the glazed part, so that's covered.
Is every pair really different?
Yes. The drips form while the coat is wet and hanging, so their length and spacing change from pair to pair. The two shoes in a pair are dipped one after the other and will look close, but not identical. That's on purpose.
How do I clean them?
Wipe the glaze with a damp cloth. For the knit, use cold water, a little mild soap and a soft brush, then let them air dry away from a radiator. Don't put them in the washing machine or the dryer: heat is the one thing the glaze coat doesn't like.
What about shipping and returns?
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