Space+Materiality

Shoe Final. Phase IV: Animal Shoe (Bear-owl)

domia118 on March 11, 2015April 21, 2015

The final part of the shoe project was to create an animal-looking shoe investigating materials. For Bear-owl, the idea was to create a combination of a bear and an owl. The bear part is on the bottom and the front, and you can see the claws. As for the owl, it represents the buckle of the final piece.

Title: Bear-owl

Materials: Planar; Aluminum, Copper, Wood, Fabric. Linear; 24 & 28 Gauge Wire, Thread, Rivets.

Tools: Needle, Sewing Machine, Blunt Nose & Needle Nose Pliers, Scissors, Drill, Drill Machine, Sanding Machines, Woodcutting Machines, Rivet Gun,

Easiest part: There were no easy parts when doing this project, but the least complicated was cutting the aluminum.

Most challenging part: This is a tough question because every piece was complex and hard to connect, so I would say cutting the copper, and sewing it with wire was the hardest part.

These next pictures are of the first draft of the shoe, done with cardboard, tracing paper, foamier board, aluminum foil, and masking tape.

The process and final product of the Bear-owl looks like this:

The final pieces altogether look like this:

Shoe. Phase III: Sewing it.

domia118 on February 18, 2015March 12, 2015

The first images shown are from a project Kate did. In our class we have been going on field trips to the 92 Y most Fridays since the beginning of the semester. Kate is an 8 year old girl whom I have been helping with her sewing project. As you can see, here is the process and the evolution of her own “stuffed animal” (which looks like bloo from “Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends.”)

These next photos represent the shoe I sewed. Sewing was a new experience for me, but alongside my classmate, Kate, and my awesome teacher, I feel like I am getting pretty good at it. I will definitely get more into sewing now, and keep practicing to help with future projects.

Shoe. Phase II: Wire

domia118 on February 17, 2015April 21, 2015

Making the shoe in wire was a challenge for me because I had never worked with wire before. However, I ended up liking the final piece, and enjoying the process. The first phase (drawing) helped me to get to know my own shoe and create a better measurement of the wire shoe. I am really enjoying this whole project, because it has helped me find a shoemaker side within myself.

Shoe. Phase I: Drawing.

domia118 on February 4, 2015April 21, 2015

With these drawings I depict the process and the final piece of a Shoe. This was a project with a great impact on me, because I want to be a product designer, maybe even a shoe designer, and it is a basic step towards mechanical/technical drawing. I learned how to measure volume of an object, and portray it in six different drawings from 6 different point of views.