Geology of Shoes

Barbora Veselá is a London-based shoe designer and maker. She likes to challenge classic shoe-making techniques, yet to also treat them with respect and celebrate their value. Playful and inquisitive thinking combined with old craftsmanship is what makes her work strong and unique. The Geology of Shoes is her latest project.(Length: 04:47)

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The project takes inspiration from sediment layers and effects of erosive processes in nature as well as from traditional shoe-making techniques. A special construction method has been developed and used across the collection. Multiple layers of scrap leather pieces are added on and subsequently sanded down to achieve the final shape and unique colour pattern of the shoe. The colour scheme is influenced by old geological maps.