Shoe for men

technical description

Part of the 'Shoes for men' collection, which explores new manufacturing processes to combine old and new approaches in an attempt to reduce glue consumption as much as possible. The shoes can be deconstructed into all their individual components, so if something gets damaged it can easily be replaced. Oxblood leather upper, with broguing on the quarters, combined with denim parts lined with biscotto leather. Sole consisting of three blocks of wood, which can be re-built with metal nails and wooden cylindric mechanisms. Upper attached to the sole by means of metal snap buttons.

Size 315x140x225mm, 880 gr., 2013.

concept

How can we make more attractive and sustainable shoes reducing the use of chemicals to a minimum? Eco-friendly footwear in the current market looks too monotonous and unattractive. Which is why consumers are not drawn to these kind of shoes, while footwear companies use large doses of pollutants such as glue. In order to remedy this situation, Doyun wants to make a new type of eco-friendly shoes opening a path for new development solutions, combining natural materials and alternative manufacturing methods.

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