project: bas van der touw

araboots

all weather slippers

typical arabic pointed slippers suited for the dutch climate

It's a rubber boot with the pointed nose of arabic slippers and arabic ornamental patterns printed on it.

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sloffen_2s.jpg - inspiratie 1

shape of the boot and the ornamental patterns

typical dutch product (kaplaars) everybody needs in Holland and that can be made at low cost. It looks fresh and appeals to a broad public.

Everybody with his/her head in the sky and his/her feet in the mud.

I live in an area with a lot of arabic influences, the elhema competition made me think about ways to integrate the things I see around me, like the pointed slippers, in 'traditional' dutch products.

research into arabic ornamentation, printing techniques and manufacturing possibilities.

a rubber boot manufacturer who likes to make something new.