“Architecture and footwear are similar in that the construction houses people and carries people. If you think about a high-heeled United Nude shoe, it carries a human being (the wearer) and houses part of her person (the foot). Because of the smaller scale, a shoe is more mobile, while most architecture remains stationary.” – Rem D. Koolhaas, shoe designer and architect and nephew of the creator of the greatest building this decade. His “porn toe” shoes are my obsession, much more comfortable then they look. He adds, “women’s footwear you can make a lot of women happy with your products, whereas in traditional architecture you are working with one client for several years. I guess making many women happy is part of the reason I’ve become a shoe designer—and it’s part of the fun that sets shoe design apart from architecture.” Perhaps that also explains Zaha Hadid’s collaboration with the Brazilian plastic shoe house Melissa. Silver in size 41, please.
New Vivienne Westwood for Melissa shoes. I wasn’t too found of her earlier designs for the Brazilian vegan shoe company (and Zaha Hadid’s designs just confused me,) but if someone can say for certain the “10″ fits a 41, the black patent three strap sandals will be mine.
From the comments on this post on Zaha Hadid’s Latest:
“Translation of Architecture gibberish:
1.“We wanted to create an environment where the bar completely dominates the space…” WE WANTED TO MAKE A HUMONGOUS PRICEY FLASHY OBJECT.
2.”Using a dynamic vertical gesture of fluidity, we were able generate an exciting dichotomy with the Cartesian arrangement of the Georgian space…” SO WE STUCK A ROUND BAR IN A RECTANGULAR ROOM
3.”As with our architecture, where have created inhabited structure, members and guests occupy the bar at Home House instead of simply standing in front of it…”UNLIKE THE GODDAMN DRUNKS AT YOUR LOCAL BAR, THESE PEOPLE DO MINGLE.
4.”They become part of the experience.” PRETENTIOUS PEOPLE AT PRETENTIOUS BAR. PERFECT MATCH.
The Accordia housing project in Cambridge, England won the RIBA Stirling Prize, beating Zaha Hadid’s Nord Park Cable Railway outside Innsbruck, among others. (via.)
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