technical description
Shoes with an architectural and essential design, made of different kinds of wood, such as walnut, sapele and pear. Brass details in the closure and along the edges. Mapped with a 3D scanning technique, the silhouette of the feet remains initially hidden, but it becomes visible when the two specular blocks of material are divided.
Size 325x230x90mm 983 gr., 2013.
concept
Stepping out of traditional shoemaking, blurring the lines between footwear and artifact. The starting point for this collection was artist Ricky Swallow, who very successfully manipulates wood into delicate forms, changing the viewers perception of the material through skillful carving. Grounded in a unique interpretation of architecture and sculpture, the pieces are sophisticated and elegant sculptural forms made from different types of wood (walnut, sapele and pear) that trace the silhouette of the foot on the inside, diffusing and hiding its profile on the outside.