Spiraltastic shoes from Lacoste by Zaha Hadid

June 23, 11:56 AMTrendy Living ExaminerMark Leevan

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 Lacoste Zaha Hadid spiral leather shoes

Lacoste has tapped architect Zaha Hadid to create a line of shoes for men and women crafted leather with a unique spiral structure and embossed design.

This isn't the first collaboration for Zaha Hadid, having joined Melissa of Brazil for a version of molded plastic shoes.

The Lacoste shoes are for either men or women available in purple or black or navy.

The design is from a digital interpretation of the iconic logo of the brand.  

“Wrapped around the foot, these shoes adapt in an ergonomic way to the shapes of the body"

explains Zaha Hadid.

The Zaha Hadid for Lacoste footwear started using a digitized interpretation of the iconic crocodile logo.

The design expression behind the collaboration with Lacoste footwear allows the evolution of dynamic fluid grids. When wrapped around the shape of a foot, these expand and contract to negotiate and adapt to the body ergonomically. In doing so a landscape emerges, undulating and radiating as it merges seamlessly with the body.



From the press release...

To achieve this tactile landscape effect, Zaha’s team designed a series of metal plates depicting the desired wave pattern. These plates were subsequently utilised to apply a combination of heat embossing and debossing techniques to the calf leather, thus rendering the topography in relief. The effect is visible on the uppers, curving around the top of the toe, and on the exterior fascia of each shoe. A similar pattern is replicated on the sole of the shoe, crafted of moulded rubber, which is designed to reflect points at which the foot naturally exerts pressure. The heel itself is the minimum depth possible in footwear construction, emphasising the slender and streamlined profile of the design.

Lacoste Zaha Hadid embossed leather shoes

Lacoste Zaha Hadid shoes for men

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