Soft Product Footwear

Spring 2024

Design a pair of footwear with a focus on materiality and transforming a 2D material into a 3D object. Footwear should demonstrate wearability, fit, and aesthetics.

BLOOM is the earth–inspired slip–on that draws inspiration from house slippers and flats so that looking stylish everyday is a walk in the park.

I started with some research covering shoe design I wanted to pull inspiration from. After completing market research, I determined 3 things to focus on: maximizing comfort, eye-catching surfacing, and merging flats and slippers design.

I settled with a pattern that involved carefully stitched and embroidered layers of the wool we were handed to work with. To reflect the natural environment these shoes would be used in, I dyed the wool an earthy green and added touches of pink to reference flora.