{"id":20972,"date":"2024-02-22T09:31:52","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T08:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/?p=20972"},"modified":"2024-02-22T09:32:05","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T08:32:05","slug":"birkenstock-zurich-tech-walk-naturally-into-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/en\/birkenstock-zurich-tech-walk-naturally-into-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Birkenstock Z\u00fcrich Tech: walk naturally into the future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-cnvs-paragraph-callout\">Basing his style on a 1964 model, Birkenstock creates the <strong>Z\u00fcrich Tech<\/strong>, a futuristic utilitarian style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just a year after the release of the Birkenstock Madrid, the brand&#8217;s first sandal with its iconic insole that has nearly two centuries of history, came the Birkenstock Z\u00fcrich. Unlike the minimalist Madrid, which was difficult to adapt to different contexts and temperatures, the Z\u00fcrich offered a dynamic vision of how Birkenstock technology could be applied to everyday wearable models with its sturdy leather upper and timeless style. The Z\u00fcrich&#8217;s core concept was a game changer for many of Birkenstock&#8217;s designs, as evidenced by the success of one of its heirs, the Arizona, which debuted nearly a decade later. The Birkenstock Z\u00fcrich set a new standard for the brand by focusing on a single idea: pushing design to new places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech_2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"1080\" data-id=\"20957\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech_2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech_2-90x113.png 90w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech_2-120x150.png 120w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech_2-320x400.png 320w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech_2-560x700.png 560w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech_2-800x1000.png 800w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech_2.png 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"1080\" data-id=\"20959\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech-90x113.png 90w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech-120x150.png 120w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech-320x400.png 320w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech-560x700.png 560w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech-800x1000.png 800w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech.png 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Z\u00fcrich design represented a vision of the future. However, time is not always linear; the past and the ideas that emerge from it are sometimes entirely new. In the case of the Z\u00fcrich, its commitment to functionality triumphed over trends, a concept that is now carried over into the Birkenstock Z\u00fcrich Tech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the <strong>60th anniversary<\/strong> of the Z\u00fcrich, Birkenstock has revived the original model&#8217;s ideas for a new contemporary creation. A new model that invites us to walk naturally into the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech_3.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1450\" data-id=\"20955\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech_3-1160x1450.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech_3-90x113.png 90w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech_3-120x150.png 120w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech_3-320x400.png 320w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech_3-560x700.png 560w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech_3-800x1000.png 800w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech_3-1160x1450.png 1160w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech_3-1229x1536.png 1229w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech_3-1638x2048.png 1638w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech_4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" data-id=\"20953\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech_4-90x113.jpg 90w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech_4-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech_4-320x400.jpg 320w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech_4-560x700.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech_4-800x1000.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24SS_Zurich-Tech_4.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>New materials and technologies combined with a timeless Birkenstock design create a future classic. It reinterprets the brand&#8217;s signature footbed with a modern look, transforming the original buckles into new technologically advanced closures. The EVA outsole is lightweight and comfortable, making it ideal for prolonged use. Its style, which evokes retro-futuristic aesthetics and a mid-century vision of the future, is modernised for urban wearers. The ultimate goal, to create a new functional silhouette for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The three colorways, <a href=\"https:\/\/footdistrict.com\/en\/birkenstock-zurich-tech-suede-leather-regular-1026800.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blue<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/footdistrict.com\/en\/birkenstock-zurich-tech-suede-leather-regular-1026773.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">white<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/footdistrict.com\/en\/birkenstock-zurich-tech-suede-leather-regular-1026763.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">black<\/a>, of the new Birkenstock Z\u00fcrich Tech are now available at FOOTDISTRICT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Basing his style on a 1964 model, Birkenstock creates the Z\u00fcrich Tech, a futuristic utilitarian style.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20964,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"powerkit_post_featured":[4,7,5,6,8],"class_list":{"0":"post-20972","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20972"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20980,"href":"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20972\/revisions\/20980"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20972"},{"taxonomy":"powerkit_post_featured","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/powerkit_post_featured?post=20972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}