Marloes - CARBONFIBRESHOE

CARBONFIBRESHOE

Carbonfibreshoe #2 and Carbonfibreshoe #1 / 2003
Materials: Carbon fibre and leather

Shoes constructed from carbon fibre. The heels are placed on the side of the shoe, forcing the weight of the body to distribute of from side to side when walking.
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Greyglassfibreshoe / 2004
Materials: Leather and fibreglass
Design evolution of the previous Carbonfibreshoe, made from a layered piece of fibreglass pressed in a two-piece mould. The combination of form and materials serve a dual purpose in generating a typology that gives the shoe its strength.
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Carpet / 2003
Materials: Wool in 12 colours
Dimensions: 1.35 m by 1.82m
In order to escape the widely used fashion high-gloss photography format, Marloes ten Bhömer commissioned DESSO to produce a carpet depicting a photograph of the “Carbonfibreshoe”. The image has been divided into a certain amount of pixels that match the amount of woollen yarn strands that make up the carpet. A machine shoots the yarns into a perforated metal plate, after which these are trimmed, a backing applied and the carpet removed from the plate.

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