Hacking Infinity, Shoes
Iris van Herpen (Dutch, born 1984), designer
Noritaka Tatehana (Japanese, born 1985), designer
In collaboration with United Nude and 3D Systems, manufacturers

Details
Title
Hacking Infinity, Shoes
Artist/Maker
Iris van Herpen (Dutch, born 1984), designer
Noritaka Tatehana (Japanese, born 1985), designer
In collaboration with United Nude and 3D Systems, manufacturers
Date
March 2015
Medium
Laser-cut cow leather, 3-D-printed photopolymer, and stereolithography resin
Dimensions
6 x 9 x 3 7/8 inches
Credit
Purchase with funds from wish Foundation
Accession #
2015.171.1-2
Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen collaborated with Japanese shoe designer Noritaka Tatehana to create a work that challenges and transforms contemporary structure and methods of shoe design. The duo utilized a marriage of traditional handcraft and 3-D printing technology for this strikingly unconventional shoe form. Designed for van Herpen’s 2015 Hacking Infinity collection, the shoe is made of 3-D printed “crystals” [SLA resin and photopolymer] and laser-cut, hand-applied leather strapping.