Marloes ten Bhömer - Footwear Innovation
3. September 2008 Art & Fashion, Shoes & Sneakers
To innovating footwear - this is Marloes ten Bhömer´s mission. Working with materials such as Carbon fibre, fiberglass, Stainless steel , Polyurethane resin and tarpaulin, the Dutch designer who graduated from the Higher School of Arts Arnhem and the Royal College of Art in London, produces shoes that are both provocative and otherworldly. Marloes ten Bhömer´s work fuses artistic and technological experiment in order to discover shoes anew and offers an alternative to existing design languages and typologies. With clean lines, unconventional materials and keen construction techniques ten Bhömer´s wearable shoe-artworks refer way more to architecture and design than to women´s fashion. Made to be worn while not being conform to existing style codes and clichés, Marloes ten Bhömer´s shoes are still rather exhibition items than pieces you´ll find on the street. Currently, Marloes ten Bhömer´s setting up her independent shoe label MARLOESTENBHÖMER ® and I am very curious, how her less artsy, more fashion-fitting designs will look.
Photos via Marloes ten Bhömer.
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