2026

Design Awards Silver Winner -  Li Ning Company Limited

JIN3 MG PRO

Entrant

Li Ning Company Limited

Category

Sports Equipment - Sports Shoes

Client's Name

Ma Xiao

Country / Region:

China

The JIN3 MG PRO takes "functional visualization" as its design origin. It innovatively externalizes core performance modules through a translucent PEBAX outsole and a transparent logo window, translating internal mechanical logic into an intuitive visual language. Combined with high-frequency dynamic plantar pressure data, the midsole features a closed embedded structure that precisely targets key stress zones, achieving a leap from "passive protection" to "active adaptation." This design deeply integrates bionics with transparent engineering, reshaping the morphological perception of football equipment while establishing a new benchmark for innovation in professional sports gear through its avant-garde design philosophy.
To address the physical strain caused by varying hardness levels of artificial grass pitches, the JIN3 MG PRO features a highly precise, adaptive multi-functional outsole. By strategically placing supercritical cushioning and rebound modules in high-pressure areas of the sole, the boot intelligently adapts to different pitch harnesses, effectively absorbing high-frequency impacts and optimizing energy return. The structurally optimized support zones balance stability and flexibility, enabling athletes to maintain dynamic balance during sharp turns, direction changes, and explosive movements. This design translates complex ground feedback into smooth movement assistance, delivering on its "adaptive" performance promise through rigorous engineering logic and significantly expanding the functional boundaries of the equipment in real-world scenarios.
The upper design draws inspiration from the Voronoi geometric principles found in nature, utilizing a gapless, non-overlapping tessellation technique across the entire surface. The cell boundaries, formed by high-frequency lines, efficiently disperse movement loads, significantly enhancing the structure's fatigue resistance and wrapping support. Internally, functional zones are divided according to football biomechanics, featuring innovative sandwiched fillings of Li-Ning BOOM supercritical material, as well as slow-rebound and high-rebound foams, creating a differentiated ball-touch feedback matrix. This bionic topological layout not only unites soft fit with precise control but also ensures every touch translates into predictable performance output, redefining the human-product interaction experience of football boots.
The design strictly adheres to the philosophy of "function as aesthetics": different textures and colors are precisely mapped to corresponding performance modules, providing differentiated functional zones with highly recognizable visual codes.

Credits

Li Ning Company Limited
Ma Xiao
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