“One late summer night I was in the studio, thinking about the design of shoes in general. I wondered why there was the need for
a foot plate in high heels (…) So I set to exploring this question in a similar way to how I would design a bridge, examining the load path and looking at the most simple, elegant yet poetic expression of the forces at play within the materials used. The final form was rather like a twist of lime peel and so we called it the Julian Hakes Mojito”
Julian Hakes is a London based architect who decided to go fashion in 2009, when the first version of his Mojito shoes was launched.
Look at the slideshow to unveil the new colors, currently on show at the Dezeen Space a multi-functional, experimental space, hosting a pop-up gallery, store, video studio and micro-event space – open from 17 September to 16 October, at 54 Rivington Street – in the heart of Shoreditch Design Triangle just during London Design Festival, London Fashion Week and Frieze Art Fair
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