‘Can design improve well-being and create new relationships with one’s self and others?’
Footwear Beyond the Foot: Extensions of Being redefines the parameters of footwear to encompass designs that attach to a lower limb – regardless of that limb’s characteristics – and explores connections between the body and mind. The collection includes products for amputated lower-limbs and non-amputated feet and aims to create both new images of the body and an empathetic relationship with it, 2017.
The collection is based on research into both the practices of the prosthetics industry and the nuanced psychological experiences some amputees face post-amputation. Each design encourages interactions that relate to interview responses, industry research findings, or techniques used in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and seeks to show the potential for design to support a person beyond their physical form by supporting emotional intelligence.
