Shoes designed like a building by Zaha Hadid Architects

Shoes that Zaha Hadid Architects designed for Brazilian brand Melissa.

"The moulded plastic shoes were launched last month. Here is some info from Zaha Hadid Architects: The collaboration with Melissa expands Zaha Hadid's portfolio to the field of fashion, creating an exciting opportunity to express spatial ideas in a different scale and through different media. For the first time Melissa is collaborating with an architect opening a new research topic, diversifying its repertoire.

The shoes emerge from the ground and climb up the foot and leg with a soft elegant movement.

Advanced computational modeling allowed us to develop the product and establish a dialogue with Melissa in order to bring the design to the production line. This challenging process employed 3D printing and rapid prototyping techniques."