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  • surver
    Senior Member
    • Oct 2007
    • 638

    when architects foray into territories too unfamiliar

    shoes by zaha hadid...

    for melissa (http://www.melissaplasticdreams.com/home/other)



  • surver
    Senior Member
    • Oct 2007
    • 638

    #2






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    • surver
      Senior Member
      • Oct 2007
      • 638

      #3
      for lacoste (http://www.lacoste.com)





      reminds of me of marc newson's shoe for nike

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      • surver
        Senior Member
        • Oct 2007
        • 638

        #4
        marc newson nike zvezdochka trainer, 2004







        (all images from www.marc-newson.com)

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        • howl
          Member
          • Nov 2008
          • 58

          #5
          those zvezdochka's are comfy as hell
          ________
          Half-Baked
          Last edited by howl; 05-08-2011, 10:46 PM.

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          • Chinorlz
            Senior Member
            • Sep 2006
            • 6422

            #6
            the Starck x Oakley shoes were gnarly as well hehehe

            Although the Hadid footwear isn't wearable, I will commend her in the fact that the silver and purple pairs are VERY much her style. Pretty to look at, but I hope to never see them on any womans foot.
            www.AlbertHuangMD.com - Digital Portfolio Of Projects & Designs

            Merz (5/22/09):"i'm a firm believer that the ultimate prevailing logic in design is 'does shit look sick as fuck' "

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            • pipcleo
              Senior Member
              • Jan 2007
              • 548

              #7
              the nasty spawn of computer aided shoe design

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              • kompressorkev
                Senior Member
                • Dec 2006
                • 685

                #8
                Those are some really ugly shoes.

                But i think Gustavolins makes some beautiful pieces, and though he started out as an architect, he is a very talented designer. His womenswear is particularly exquisite, and his menswear is meticulously tailored. He references his architectual training with his signature "inverted 't'" on the back of his garments.

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                • Fade to Black
                  Senior Member
                  • Sep 2008
                  • 5340

                  #9
                  I think Zaha X Puma would be quite an apt collaboration.
                  www.matthewhk.net

                  let me show you a few thangs

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                  • kompressorkev
                    Senior Member
                    • Dec 2006
                    • 685

                    #10
                    Nico Uytterhaegen has made some nice leather bags & accessories as well. He was trained as an architect, and his bags are quite impressive from what i've seen.

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                    • Pinoy
                      Senior Member
                      • Dec 2006
                      • 661

                      #11
                      Originally posted by kompressorkev View Post
                      Nico Uytterhaegen has made some nice leather bags & accessories as well. He was trained as an architect, and his bags are quite impressive from what i've seen.
                      Haven't heard of Nico Uytterhaegen, so I googled him and found some photos of his bags– really beautiful stuff.

                      His official website seems to be down, but I was wondering if anyone knew of any stockists in the USA?

                      Some of his work:





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                      • kompressorkev
                        Senior Member
                        • Dec 2006
                        • 685

                        #12
                        Yeah those were some of the pictures i saw. BoutiqueW in Japan carries Nico U. I believe most of those works are from 2005.

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                        • swych
                          Member
                          • May 2008
                          • 67

                          #13
                          i think from all these photos it is evident that a successful transition from architecture into fashion requires more than direct form. the architects like starck, newson and zaha are so established that they can work from a distance, remotely controlling others to do their grunt work. what the shoes listed so far lack is a sensitivity to scale- they merely scaled whatever they designed to fit the 'foot object'

                          where things get interesting for me is when the structure of material properties are explored fully. the revered mr amadei is a good example of someone who converses with the material and tools that are being worked with, as shown in the sensitivity to the seams and joints. for me these are issues closer to the architect's heart than arbitrary forms for shoes.

                          oh and i didn't know he was motivated by his early ambitions to pursue architecture before i read the new issue of scoute.

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                          • asho
                            Senior Member
                            • Nov 2007
                            • 353

                            #14
                            marc newson is not an architect... i fucking hate that Memphis shit

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                            • swych
                              Member
                              • May 2008
                              • 67

                              #15
                              oh and on the lack of scale:



                              video of zaha's shoe in creation.

                              marc newson is as much as an archtitect as starck and for some reason are known as architects? i dunno, i dont personally agree.

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