Shoes
Designer
Iris van Herpen
(born 1984)
2014
Polyurethane, metal, and leather
Museum purchase
Object number2017.6.2
Iris van Herpen and artist Jólan van der Wiel harnessed magnetic fields to “grow” this pair of spiky, otherworldly shoes. They engineered a unique material from iron filings and resin that was then manipulated with a magnet to create the shoes — a powerful synthesis of fashion, nature, and technology.
DescriptionMagnetic Motion wedge platform style shoes made in collaboration with Jolan van der Wiel in metal powder, polyurethane, metal and leatherCollections
Exhibitions