Rowan Z3 [Signature Style]
Skateboarding / Performance
Fall — 2026
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Rowan Zorilla is a professional athlete from California. He has had two signature styles on Vans, one classic vulcanized and the other a tech forward cupsole featuring ‘Impact Waffle’. We were tasked to create a new style which incorporates the best of both styles to serve Rowan’s skating for the future.
‘Impact Waffle’ technology was introduced by Skate Zahba Team Style. Its main feature is a waffle geometry reminiscent of Vans Classic Waffle pattern, which exposes a foam midsole, increases dampening performance while retaining full durability.
My goal was to blend this geometry with sport-inspired outsole graphics to create a recognizable design that offers all the functionality and shock absorption without sacrifices.
Skateboarding / Performance
Fall — 2026
Rowan Zorilla is a professional athlete from California. He has had two signature styles on Vans, one classic vulcanized and the other a tech forward cupsole featuring ‘Impact Waffle’. We were tasked to create a new style which incorporates the best of both styles to serve Rowan’s skating for the future.
‘Impact Waffle’ technology was introduced by Skate Zahba Team Style. Its main feature is a waffle geometry reminiscent of Vans Classic Waffle pattern, which exposes a foam midsole, increases dampening performance while retaining full durability.
My goal was to blend this geometry with sport-inspired outsole graphics to create a recognizable design that offers all the functionality and shock absorption without sacrifices.
Inspiration & Sketching
Rowan has a love for baseball, having the launch of his second shoe at the diamond and making up some special cleats. Seeing pitchers on the mound in special make ups had me drawing inspiration from cleats when designing new upper and tooling for this shoe.
Innitial Release Color Design
Final Images & Marketing
