Chilote House Shoe / Stiven Kerestegian and Francisca Apparcel

 Chilote House Shoe  

THE COMPLETELY NATURAL, VERY COMFORTABLE AND EXTREMELY SUSTAINABLE INDOOR SHOE.

The Chilote House Shoe’s highly innovative low-tech manufacturing methodology and aesthetics speak directly to the conscious consumers’ sensibilities that expect highly responsible and ethical production models to manifested noble, useful and beautiful products. It uses free-range Patagonian sheep wool and repurposed and up-cycled salmon leather combined with guided craftsmanship to appeal to the growing eco-premium market.

Design

This simple, noble, extremely comfortable and highly sustainable indoor shoe redefines the concepts of inclusive design and conscious consumption through the synergy created by three valuable assets; design guided craftsmanship, noble renewable materials from the Patagonia, and a disruptive collaboration and manufacturing process.

This award winning design redefines the concept of inclusive & conscious desing. It is the result of the synergy created by; guided craftsmanship, renewable materials from the Patagonia, and an inclusive design thinking process.

The product eco-system conciders not only it’s consumers, but the local and global environment and the individuals who hand-craft each unique piece.The Chilote House Shoe is a simple and noble product, a humble example of how inclusive design can enable highly sustainable solutions.

 Data  

Name: Chilote House Shoe
Type: Shoe
Materials: sheep wool and repurposed and up-cycled salmon leather
Materials Combination: Fabric + Leather, Eco/Recycled/Green
Colour: Brown
Year: 2011

 The people  

Product Designer: Stiven Kerestegian and Francisca Apparcel
Manufacturer: Chilote House Shoe
Collaboration with: dozens of independent artisan women in the gateway of the Chilean Patagonia.
Text Description: © Courtesy of Chilote House Shoe, idsa,
Images: © Chilote House Shoe

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