Israeli designer Neta Soreq 3D printed the springy platforms and heels of these shoes to give the wearer a "new walking experience" (+ movie). More about Neta Soreq's Energetic Pass shoes have bouncy 3D-printed soles
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 »
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Irish footwear designer Sandra Plantos has created a collection of shoes that are too heavy to walk in (+ movie). More about Sandra Plantos' abstract concrete shoes purposefully prevent movement
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 about Marloes ten Bhömer's Bluepanelshoe is an alternative to conventional "clichéd" high heels
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 about Francis Bitonti 3D-prints gold-plated Mutatio shoes for United Nude
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 about Paulina Lenoir's Excessively Long Shoes force wearers to slow their pace
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 about V&A presents extreme footwear in Shoes: Pleasure and Pain exhibition
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 about Zaha Hadid, Ben van Berkel and more design 3D-printed shoes for United Nude
These aluminium foam high heels by London-based Studio Swine are designed to look like chunks of extraterrestrial rock. More about Studio Swine's Meteorite Shoes simulate space debris
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 about Jólan van der Wiel creates spiky shoes for Iris van Herpen using magnets
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 about Rectangle shoes by Maria Nina Vaclavek reveal outlines of the wearer's feet
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 about United Nude and Iris van Herpen design sculptural shoes for her Biopiracy fashion collection
This movie documents the manufacture of Zaha Hadid's ridged metallic shoes for United Nude and shows someone walking in them (a bit). More about Making of Zaha Hadid's NOVA shoes for United Nude
Architect Zaha Hadid has designed a pair of limited-edition chrome-plated shoes with 16.5-centimetre cantilevered heels (+ slideshow). More about NOVA Shoe by Zaha Hadid for United Nude
Fashion designer Iris van Herpen and shoe designer Rem D Koolhaas have collaborated to create 3D-printed shoes that look like tree roots. More about 3D printed shoes by Iris van Herpen and Rem D Koolhaas
The platform heels of these shoes by graduate fashion designer Laura Papp are moulded from porcelain (+ slideshow). More about Porcelain Shoes by Laura Papp
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 about Birth, Life, Death and Resurrection shoes by Benjamin John Hall
These back-to-front shoes by designer Leanie van der Vyver force the wearer to walk in an unnatural way (+ movie). More about Scary Beautiful by Leanie van der Vyver
These wooden shoes by London-based footwear designer Cat Potter clamp around the wearer's feet and fasten with a metal hinge. More about Pernilla shoes by Cat Potter
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 about Thorn by Iris van Herpen and United Nude