We’ve recently noticed a number of innovative shoe companies and styles. Check out some footwear of the future:
Skins Footwear:
We all have that notorious pair of shoes that, despite how rough they look or how horrible they smell, we refuse to discard, simply because their comfort is irreplaceable. Now there is a practical and stylish way to transfer that comfortable feeling from one shoe to another, therefore preventing the “skin” of either pair from wearing out too soon. This innovative footwear system consists of two interchangeable parts: an outer shell/sole known as the “skin” and a flexible inner foot form that fits into the skin known as the “bone”.
Patagonia DIY Shoe:
Eco-living practitioners long before green was a buzzword, Patagonia is making sure no resources go to waste. Their DIY shoe includes leather pieces sourced from scraps left on factory floors, along with lacing, with which the wearer uses to custom assemble the shoe to their own liking.
unu-footwear:
Like the Patagonia DIY shoe, this are also user-assembled footwear. Made from a single sheet of recycled leather, these shoes differ in that they are assembled through folding rather than stitching. The result is an origami-inspired slipper, which while it may not be street-appropriate, is perfect for wearing around the house.
