Shoes Have Names design exploration

Hello, Elisabeth from Norway here.

I have started the process with the Shoes Have Names project and shared this video of my early idea process.

I have moved away from that idea but the path of getting to the result is a part of the making.

Now it's like. .. what is a home to me? Things, safety, music, people? Hmmm I guess a safe zone. A place to feel free to do, believe, eat and say what I want and the freedom to rest in a safe zone.

My first idea was to make a house as a shoe, a small one like a tent, but I moved away from that. My next idea was to make shoes with secret rooms and a possibility to lock them on while sleeping like handcuffs, but it did not seem good and reminded me too little of Missie.

Then I wanted to make a shoe with a door and doorbell welcoming the foot into the shoe, but it felt too strange. Now I am working on something new and hope it gets good. I will post photos and videos of the process.

Elisabeth Thorsen

Shoes Have Names collaborator

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