IF THE SHOE FITS …

Here’s a collection of shoes that make us gasp, blink, and drool. Ever since we decided on a “shoe” theme for this issue, the editorial inboxes have been filling up with high heels, sneakers, and booties that make our hearts race. Some are conceptual projects, some belong in galleries, and others are deliciously wearable.

See our online gallery at craftzine.com/07/curio for more fab shoes!

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This wallpaper is part meditation on the “shape and shadow” of shoes, and part hopeful replacement for consumerism. lisabengtsson.se

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1. Knit Sneakers Sweetly clunky, Nina Braun’s sculptures are a nod to nostalgia and the sweatshops behind the shoes. ninabraun.net/work/ sneakers

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2. For the Birds Our avian friends like these birdseed-covered shoes, from German designer Aart van Bezooyen, almost as much as we do! materialstories.com

3. Red Hot With her ravishing scarlet heels, Finnish shoe designer Minna Parikka proves that all is not cold close to the Arctic Circle. minnaparikka.com