# Heel-Less Cyborg Shoes The Finsk Project 2 Shoes Send You to Ridiculous Heights By Meghan Young | Published 2010-03-27 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/finsk-project-2 References: [stylebubble](http://www.stylebubble.co.uk/style_bubble/2010/03/project-continued.html) & [finsk](http://www.finsk.com/finskhomepage.html) Ladies, gentlemen, and brave souls alike, Julia Lundsten has done it again with her Finsk Project 2 shoes. Last year Trend Hunter Editor Shelby Walsh wrote about [Project 1](http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heels-julia-finsk-project-1-shoe), but those sculpted heels have nothing on these ones. First of all, the Finsk Project 2 shoes have no heels, a theme we've seen a lot lately. It's the [extreme sport platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alaska-boot), however, that are boggling my mind. In case you're wondering how you're supposed to walk in them, designer Julia Lundsten has created a less insane version for her AW10 collection. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.7/10 - Popularity: 97% | Activity: 97% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Hip Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/hipfashion) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Heel-less Shoes:** Potential for further exploration into designing and developing more comfortable and practical heel-less shoes. - **Extreme Sport Platforms:** The demand for unimaginable shoe heights and increasingly unique designs represents an opportunity for innovation in the footwear industry. - **Sculpted Heels:** Exploration into less conventional materials for more sculpted heels could bring about a new wave of shoe design. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Footwear:** The footwear industry can leverage the rise in popularity of unique shoe designs with unconventional materials to offer consumers a wider variety of options. - **Fashion:** The fashion industry can capitalize on the growing trend of unconventional and boundary-pushing shoe designs to differentiate themselves in a crowded market. - **Technology:** Technological advancements, such as 3D printing, represent an opportunity for innovation in the manufacturing processes of unconventional shoe designs like the Finsk Project 2. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Dynamic Ultra-High Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/platform-sneaker-1.md) - [Platform Statement Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/8inch-flipflops.md) - [Electric Truck Shoe Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/footwear-project.md) - [Pool Slide Heeled Sandals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flipped-flop.md) - [Bigfoot-Inspired Bizarre Footwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ninlo.md) - [Comfortable Hybrid Heels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sneex.md) - [Dynamic Thigh-High Tech Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/voo-store-1.md) - [Illusory Doll-Like Heels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/illusion-boots.md) - [Second-Skin Luxury Footwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zero-shoe.md)