2023 / Fashion
IDIA HEEL
IDIA HEEL uses the visual language of Queen Idia-inspired sculpture as a dramatic heel support, turning cultural reference into the architecture of the footwear.
Category
Fashion
Status
Concept / Fashion Object
Role
Footwear Design
Context
Cultural Footwear Study
Focus
FootwearIndustrial DesignCultural Object
A heel where heritage becomes structure.
Context
Footwear as a cultural object.
The project treats the heel not as a hidden support but as the symbolic center of the shoe, using sculptural reference to carry meaning as well as weight.
Design Response
A mask form becomes the heel architecture.
The elevated sandal profile places the sculptural head beneath the footbed, creating a tension between fashion object, artifact, and engineered support.
Details
Sculptural heel support
Black and gold palette
Ankle strap silhouette
Cultural References
Queen Idia
Benin visual heritage
Sculptural footwear
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