Part of the collection ‘Van Hollandse Bodem, 2018.
In co-operation with collaboration with fashion designer Judith van Vliet.
2017 marked the 100th anniversary of the first edition of ‘De Stijl magazine’, published by Theo van Doesburg, Bart van der Leck and Piet Mondriaan. After 100 years of rich history De Stijl is still a major influence on our lives. We can still recognize typical De Stijl landmarks for sculpting, architecture and applied sciences everywhere around us. Piet Mondrian’s quest for abstraction and the use of the primary colours has inspired many artist and architects worldwide. I was inspired by reducing shape and colour to its essence in a shoe design. Just as with De Stijl this consists of black horizontal and vertical lines and squares in the primary colours red, yellow and blue and the non-colours black and white that overall bring forth a certain calmness.
We tried to work with local materials as much as possible, but we also took our inspiration from the Dutch symbols, such as De Stijl art movement, the North Sea and the tulip fields. We worked with different materials, like recycled denim made by Enschede Textiel Stad, but also linen and wool. For the shoes I worked with naturally tanned fish leather, all materials with the least possible impact on the environment. De Stijl it’s primary colours and clear lines and the simplification of concepts, was leading for this collection. I have used this in my shoe designs and looked for a balance between wearable shoes and showpieces. We also added colours to the primary colour pallet to give it our twist.
Material: leather & suede.
Photo by Charlotte Visser.
