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  • Neta Soreq's Energetic Pass shoes have bouncy 3D-printed soles

    Israeli designer Neta Soreq 3D printed the springy platforms and heels of these shoes to give the wearer a "new walking experience" (+ movie). More

    Dan Howarth | 24 January 2016 | 12 comments
  • Today we like: shoes you can't walk in

    From back-to-front high heels that force the body into awkward shapes, to concrete shoes that are too heavy to lift, designers seem intent on creating footwear that is almost impossible to walk in. Zaha Hadid, Studio Swine and Benjamin John Hall are among the culprits. See more impractical footwear »

    Dan Howarth | 7 January 2016 | Leave a comment
  • Sandra Plantos' abstract concrete shoes purposefully prevent movement

    Irish footwear designer Sandra Plantos has created a collection of shoes that are too heavy to walk in (+ movie). More

    Dan Howarth | 7 January 2016 | 9 comments
  • Marloes ten Bhömer's Bluepanelshoe is an alternative to conventional "clichéd" high heels

    Dutch shoe designer Marloes ten Bhömer has created a conceptual shoe that replaces the traditional high heel with a slanted panel of stainless steel on the side. More

    Emma Tucker | 23 December 2015 | 5 comments
  • Francis Bitonti 3D-prints gold-plated Mutatio shoes for United Nude

    New York designer Francis Bitonti has created a range of shoes for Dutch footwear brand United Nude, with different 3D-printed heels shaped using algorithms (+ slideshow). More

    Dan Howarth | 8 September 2015 | 8 comments
  • Paulina Lenoir's Excessively Long Shoes force wearers to slow their pace

    Graduate shows 2015: Central Saint Martins graduate Paulina Lenoir has designed a pair of comically long shoes that force wearers to reconsider their daily routes and pace (+ movie). More

    Jessica Mairs | 4 July 2015 | 23 comments
  • V&A presents extreme footwear in Shoes: Pleasure and Pain exhibition

    From opulent royal foot apparel to dangerously high stilettos, a new exhibition at London's V&A museum explores the "human obsession with shoes" over 2,000 years (+ slideshow). More

    Dan Howarth | 11 June 2015 | Leave a comment
  • Zaha Hadid, Ben van Berkel and more design 3D-printed shoes for United Nude

    Milan 2015: five well-known architects and designers have created pairs of sculptural shoes for footwear brand United Nude made entirely on a 3D printer (+ slideshow). More

    Dan Howarth | 13 April 2015 | 39 comments
  • Studio Swine's Meteorite Shoes simulate space debris

    These aluminium foam high heels by London-based Studio Swine are designed to look like chunks of extraterrestrial rock. More

    Dan Howarth | 9 January 2015 | 4 comments
  • Jólan van der Wiel creates spiky shoes for Iris van Herpen using magnets

    These prickly looking shoes and accessories by Dutch designer Jólan van der Wiel were formed using magnets and worn during Iris van Herpen's latest catwalk show (+ slideshow). More

    Dan Howarth | 29 October 2014 | 2 comments
  • Rectangle shoes by Maria Nina Vaclavek reveal outlines of the wearer's feet

    These rectangular shoes by student designer Maria Nina Vaclavek play on the contrast between geometric forms and the curving shape of the wearers feet (+ slideshow). More

    Dan Howarth | 9 May 2014 | 9 comments
  • United Nude and Iris van Herpen design sculptural shoes for her Biopiracy fashion collection

    Dutch shoe brand United Nude and fashion designer Iris van Herpen have collaborated to create crescent-shaped boots for her latest ready to wear collection shown at Paris Fashion Week. More

    Dan Howarth | 6 March 2014 | 4 comments
  • Making of Zaha Hadid's NOVA shoes for United Nude

    This movie documents the manufacture of Zaha Hadid's ridged metallic shoes for United Nude and shows someone walking in them (a bit). More

    Dan Howarth | 4 July 2013 | 13 comments
  • NOVA Shoe by Zaha Hadid for United Nude

    Architect Zaha Hadid has designed a pair of limited-edition chrome-plated shoes with 16.5-centimetre cantilevered heels (+ slideshow). More

    Marcus Fairs | 3 July 2013 | 20 comments
  • 3D printed shoes by Iris van Herpen and Rem D Koolhaas

    Fashion designer Iris van Herpen and shoe designer Rem D Koolhaas have collaborated to create 3D-printed shoes that look like tree roots. More

    Marcus Fairs | 2 July 2013 | 19 comments
  • Porcelain Shoes by Laura Papp

    The platform heels of these shoes by graduate fashion designer Laura Papp are moulded from porcelain (+ slideshow). More

    Dan Howarth | 1 July 2013 | 2 comments
  • Birth, Life, Death and Resurrection shoes by Benjamin John Hall

    Shoes that undergo physical changes to represent stages in a life cycle - from floating in amniotic fluid to rebirth through fire - form this collection by London designer Benjamin John Hall (+ movie). More

    Dan Howarth | 28 October 2012 | 13 comments
  • Scary Beautiful by Leanie van der Vyver

    These back-to-front shoes by designer Leanie van der Vyver force the wearer to walk in an unnatural way (+ movie). More

    Dan Howarth | 12 October 2012 | 52 comments
  • Pernilla shoes by Cat Potter

    These wooden shoes by London-based footwear designer Cat Potter clamp around the wearer's feet and fasten with a metal hinge. More

    Emilie Chalcraft | 21 August 2012 | 12 comments
  • Thorn by Iris van Herpen and United Nude

    Spikes made from semi-precious stones break out between the heels and platforms of these shoes by fashion designer Iris van Herpen and shoe brand United Nude. More

    Rose Etherington | 3 July 2012 | 3 comments
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