2020 / Fashion
AFRICA HEEL
AFRICA HEEL transforms the silhouette of the African continent into the defining structural gesture of a fashion object.
Category
Fashion
Status
Prototype / Fashion Object
Role
Footwear Design
Context
Cultural Footwear Study
Focus
FootwearIndustrial DesignFashion Object
A continental outline turned into a wearable structure.
Context
Identity carried through silhouette.
The design uses the recognizable outline of Africa as a visible support system, making the heel both a graphic statement and a structural feature.
Design Response
The heel becomes the message.
The shoe keeps the upper minimal so the heel profile can carry the visual weight of the object, turning a functional component into the main cultural reference.
Details
Africa-map heel support
Minimal black upper
Statement silhouette
Cultural References
African identity
Continental silhouette
Wearable symbolism
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