Concept Design // Bluepanelshoe

This art-turned-fashion shoe by Dutch designer Marloes ten Bhömer is one for my mantel, if I had one. After researching “the cultural connotations of women’s footwear, as well as the way high heels are constructed,” Bhömer created the “Bluepanelshoe.” 

This eccentric creation consists of a piece of leather which moulded to contour the wearer’s foot and a piece of steel that is attached to create a heel, is one of 17 concept pumps based on movement.  

According to an article in Dezeen, Bhomer, “takes into account the way high heels stike the lateral side of the foot to propel the wearer forward.” In turn she wants to disrupt the role in which high heels play in our society.

Look for her work at the Coded_Couture exhibit on 12 February 2016 through April 30, 2016 at Pratt Manhattan Gallery in NYC.

Smitten with ...Paper Artist Fideli Sundqvist

As a creative personality and one that has her hands in both the one-dimensional and three-dimensional world, I have a great appreciation for many artists –especially those that work with their hands. Meet Agnes Cecilia Fideli Siri Charlotte Sundqvist or Fideli Sundqvist for short. She is the Swedish paper craft artist who has been visually storytelling for advertising and editorials since the early 2000s.

Sundqvist stumbled into this world while attending Konstfack University based in Sweden. During her sophomore year her brother who was studying in Beijing shared with her a paper art book which ended up being the catalyst to her obsession with the medium. For her senior project she spent ten weeks carefully crafting Tilly and Gul – an elephant's adventures –  for her senior project. What followed next was a career that allowed her to take her skills to the next level and do something she truly loved.

Sundqvist, who doesn't speak english, has won numerous awards and made many tv appearances in her native country. While she has many clients internationally who enjoy commissioning her for their brands, she has gifted the rest of us with an awesome instructional book showcasing how to create 40 of her works. If this is something your interested in learning more about, pickup up I Love Paper! And if you're in Sweden, swing by her current exhibition!

Repurposing ...The Telephone Booth

A couple of weeks ago I came across a 2012 Japanese art installation (below) involving old telephone booths and goldfish. It was such a beautiful and brilliant idea that I not only wanted to share it but investigate how others were converting this dated architecture. 

IMAGES BY KINGYOBU


CANADA
Contexture Design's 'Home Phone' sought to assist the homeless by providing them with the basic necessity –  a home.  While it may not be the best solution to conquering the homeless problem in the city, they believe it's an "opportunity for discussion."

IMAGES FROM CONTEXTURE DESIGN

LONDON

Seeking wifi? Don't pass by these vintage booths too quickly. Most, if not all of them, have been changed into free public wifi stations where you can plug in and recharge.

FRANCE

Creatives Benoit Deseille and Benedetto Bufalino created installations over several years that involved exotic fish throughout Europe. Unlike the Japanese one above this one lights up at night.