An apparatus for manufacturing a sole , the apparatus comprising: - a mold (200; 300) for manufacturing a sole from a plurality of particles comprising: -- at least one first opening for supplying the particles ; -- at least two second openings for supplying a gaseous and/or liquid medium to bond and/or fuse the particles together; wherein -- at least a portion of the mold (200; 300) is manufactured by an additive manufacturing method; or an arrangement of a plurality of molds (200; 300) for manufacturing a sole from a plurality of particles , each mold comprising: -- at least one first opening for supplying the particles ; -- at least two second openings for supplying a gaseous and/or liquid medium to bond and/or fuse the particles together; wherein -- at least a portion of each mold (200; 300) is manufactured by an additive manufacturing method; the apparatus further comprising: - a chamber for generating and/or supplying a gaseous and/or liquid medium, particularly steam, the chamber comprising: -- at least one inner chamber volume which is fillable or filled with the gaseous and/or liquid medium, particularly steam, and -- at least one receiving section, particularly a recess, for at least partly receiving the mold (200; 300), particularly a first part of the mold (200; 300), preferably a top part of the mold , or a second part of the mold (200; 300), preferably a bottom part of the mold (200; 300). - a mold (200; 300) for manufacturing a sole from a plurality of particles comprising: -- at least one first opening for supplying the particles ; -- at least two second openings for supplying a gaseous and/or liquid medium to bond and/or fuse the particles together; wherein -- at least a portion of the mold (200; 300) is manufactured by an additive manufacturing method; or -- at least one first opening for supplying the particles ; -- at least two second openings for supplying a gaseous and/or liquid medium to bond and/or fuse the particles together; wherein -- at least a portion of the mold (200; 300) is manufactured by an additive manufacturing method; or -- at least one first opening for supplying the particles ; -- at least two second openings for supplying a gaseous and/or liquid medium to bond and/or fuse the particles together; wherein -- at least a portion of each mold (200; 300) is manufactured by an additive manufacturing method; the apparatus further comprising: - a chamber for generating and/or supplying a gaseous and/or liquid medium, particularly steam, the chamber comprising: -- at least one inner chamber volume which is fillable or filled with the gaseous and/or liquid medium, particularly steam, and -- at least one receiving section, particularly a recess, for at least partly receiving the mold (200; 300), particularly a first part of the mold (200; 300), preferably a top part of the mold , or a second part of the mold (200; 300), preferably a bottom part of the mold (200; 300). - a chamber for generating and/or supplying a gaseous and/or liquid medium, particularly steam, the chamber comprising: -- at least one inner chamber volume which is fillable or filled with the gaseous and/or liquid medium, particularly steam, and -- at least one receiving section, particularly a recess, for at least partly receiving the mold (200; 300), particularly a first part of the mold (200; 300), preferably a top part of the mold , or a second part of the mold (200; 300), preferably a bottom part of the mold (200; 300). -- at least one inner chamber volume which is fillable or filled with the gaseous and/or liquid medium, particularly steam, and -- at least one receiving section, particularly a recess, for at least partly receiving the mold (200; 300), particularly a first part of the mold (200; 300), preferably a top part of the mold , or a second part of the mold (200; 300), preferably a bottom part of the mold (200; 300). <EOS>