Custom kicks
February 22nd, 2008
Yep, my shoes are featured in a book and I can finally tell you all about it, since Custom Kicks is now in publication and available for pre-order.
Last summer kim & matthijs of dutch makimaki asked me to make something for their forthcoming book on customized shoes. I wanted to work with collagé, so I made a pair of “Origami Converse.” They are not meant to be wearable, more like shoe art, but held up suprisingly well in the photo shoot! Can’t wait to see the actual book and all the other shoes in it; over 150 artists, designers and illustrators were invited to participate. It’s due out in May and published by Laurence King Publishing. There will also be a book launch party (in Amsterdam, in June) and maybe even a gallery show of the shoes. Stay tuned.
In other news, I have a terrible cold. It might even be a flu, judging from the constant fever. I’ve been trying to get as much work done as possible, because I have a big deadline hanging over my head. I know one shouldn’t work when sick, but sometimes there’s is nothing to do about it. But I try to rest too…
p.s. My friends are working on wonderful new projects. Sia has opened a shop (I ordered the circus gocco-print). Silvia, who is taking steps to become fully self-employed as a freelance writer and constantly coming up with new ideas how to make it happen, interviewed me for her new green blog.
February 22nd, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Wow that is great! And so are your shoes, big congrats to you:) Hope you feel better soon and good luck with the deadline-work!
(I should tell you the reason why I write in english though I’m from Finland is that my finnish grammar is so embarrassingly bad. Time for me to learn!! Do you understand a bit swedish?;)
February 22nd, 2008 at 7:08 pm
congratulations! the shoes are very original. a great design.
everybody is getting the flu. take care, rest up.
I got a Circus print from Sia’s shop, too.
February 22nd, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Maria, yes, my Swedish is good, but a bit rusty, any practice in that is a plus for me :)
Thanks j. I am heading for the sofa with some movies..
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:20 pm
emma, that is so cool {the book}!
not cool that you have a cold {pr even the flu}.
take care and in a couple of days, the circus will come to town… :-)
February 23rd, 2008 at 10:28 pm
fin fina!