Winner 2024 / Sustainability / RECYCLED MATERIALS

A Mammal to Sandals

 

 

• University
  Estonian Academy Of Arts
• Lead Designer
  Jürgen Sinnep
• Professor
  Marika JylhÄ
• Photo credit
  Photos Created By Designer And Photographer Peteris Viksna
• Prize
  Winner in RECYCLED MATERIALS
• Expertise
  Student

For this project I got inspired by a sculptor Anu Põder whom combined and reused surrounding everyday objects in her creations.
This pair of sandals was made out of an old cowhide, where I used to watch telenovelas and dance to Cyndi Lauper with my mother.
I remember the day when my parents bought this cowhide and through my childhood it was always there, until they divorced. After that it ended up in a cellar and stayed there until I finally found a purpose for it. Through this I reused discarded materials to create shoes which embodied the qualities of everyday sandals and dancing shoes.

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