paris FRANCE

In history shoes have become the accessory defining creative freedom, identity, cultural affiliations, social identities and in some cases architectural knowledge. This semester, AAtelier Paris has set the ambitious goal to encourage its participants to think about the current and future role of shoes by engaging with new forms of unexpected culture.

workshop: “Re-inventing Shoes” with Jorge AYALA & Rem D. KOOLHAAS (United Nude)
11/04–11/15 / AAtelier Paris
hosted by Les Arts Décoratifs
107 rue de Rivoli
75001, Paris, France

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london UNITED KINGDOM

Zaha Hadid and Rem D. Koolhaas of United Nude announce a new limited-edition haute couture shoe designed by Zaha Hadid, launched at the iconic store L’eclaireur, 40 rue de Sévigné, Paris, on July 2nd 2013.

Zaha Hadid and United Nude’s Creative director Rem D. Koolhaas have been talking about shoes since they first met years ago. Hadid, an architect with a passion for shoes, and Rem D., the original shoe architect, agreed to collaborate on the design of a shoe with no preconceptions and ignore all the rules to create an entirely new form of shoe.

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