# Shoes That Look Like Origami By Designer Marloes ten Bhomer By Noora Abu Eitah | Published 2008-07-27 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/origami-inspired-shoes References: [thetrendygirl.net](http://www.thetrendygirl.net/2008/07/des-chaussures.html&prev=/language_tools) & [marloestenbhomer.squarespace](http://marloestenbhomer.squarespace.com/) Just when you thought that shoe designs couldn't get more abstract, we introduce you to shoes that resemble! Dutch designer Marloes ten Bhömer recently launched these [futuristic looking shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vans-future-clog), which she called [Couture Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/haute-couture), each [resembling origami](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/origami-series). "Critically acclaimed designer Marloes ten Bhömer produces shoes that are both provocative and otherworldly. Her work fuses artistic and technological experiment in order to discover shoes anew," the designer's official site says. She uses unique parts and techniques such as leather-mâché and using vegetable tanned leather and carbon fibre. They are part of the collection show in the [virtual show museum](http://www.virtualshoemuseum.com). These shoes sure do look great, but extremely painful. No wonder the woman had to sit on the floor to take that photo! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.8/10 - Popularity: 85% | Activity: 52% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/shoes) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Abstract Shoe Designs:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the footwear industry by exploring unconventional shoe designs that push the boundaries of aesthetics and functionality. - **Futuristic Shoe Aesthetics:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in fashion and design by creating shoes that have a futuristic appearance inspired by abstract and origami-like elements. - **Artistic-technological Shoe Fusion:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the footwear industry by combining artistic and technological elements to create unique, otherworldly shoe designs. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Footwear:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the footwear industry by incorporating unconventional materials and techniques, such as leather-mâché and carbon fibre, to create innovative and eye-catching shoe designs. - **Fashion and Design:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the fashion and design industries by exploring abstract and futuristic shoe aesthetics that challenge traditional notions of footwear. - **Art and Technology:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation at the intersection of art and technology by using experimental techniques and materials to create avant-garde shoe designs that blur the line between fashion and art. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Randomness-Inspired Designer Footwear Lines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beauty-in-chaos.md) - [Second Skin-Feeling Collaborative Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peu.md) - [Luxe Organically Shaped Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mad-architects-and-fendi.md) - [Packaging-Inspired Footwear Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/box-shoe.md) - [Organic Sleek Avant-Garde Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/contranatural.md) - [Origami-Inspired Ceramics](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/origami-series.md) - [3D-Printed Skeletal Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/exoskyn.md) - [Futuristic Sculptural Footwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vans-future-clog.md) - [Second-Skin Luxury Footwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zero-shoe.md)