# Bold Eco Kicks Osborn Design Studios' Shoes Get You on Your Feet in Fair-Trade Fashion By boom chicky boom | Published 2009-12-05 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/osborn-design-studios-shoes References: [dailycandy](http://www.dailycandy.com/all-cities/video/78279/Osborn-Shoes) & [osborndesign](http://osborndesign.com/shoes.html) Click here for a jazzy [video](http://www.dailycandy.com/all-cities/video/78279/Osborn-Shoes) of Osborn Design Studios’ shoes that will turn your feet into happy feet by merely watching it—or, of course, by stepping out in a pair of these brightly colored fun shoes. Osborn Design Studios group teamed up with Artisians in Guatemala to produce the amazing shoes featured in the video and the gallery above. [Handcrafted](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bread-clog) from [recycled and traditional Guatemalan material](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shore), Osborn shoes come together in [bold patterns and prints](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/suicoke-and-story-mfg) to make each pair one-of-a kind. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.0/10 - Popularity: 71% | Activity: 41% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Fair-trade Fashion:** Opportunity for designers to create fashionable yet sustainable products in an eco-friendly manner, using recycled materials instead of creating more environmental waste. - **Handcrafted Footwear:** Designers could incorporate the element of handcrafted work in their product line, promoting the use of artisanal skill and preserving traditional practices in their manufacturing process. - **Customizable Shoes:** Opportunity for innovation by providing customers the ability to customize their own shoes, choosing from various recycled and traditional materials, prints, and patterns to uniquely craft their own one-of-a-kind shoe. ### Who This Affects Most - **Fashion:** The fashion industry can embrace eco-friendly and sustainable practices, using recycled materials and supporting fair-trade initiatives in their designs and manufacturing process, ultimately appealing to environmentally conscious consumers. - **Handicrafts:** By promoting traditional practices and supporting artisanal skill, the handicraft industry can capitalize on the trend of handcrafted footwear, creating unique and original products that appeal to consumers looking for one-of-a-kind designs. - **Retail:** Retailers could offer custom-designed shoes to their customers, providing them with unique products and a personalized customer experience, increasing customer loyalty and competitiveness in the marketplace. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Mossy Stone-Mirrored Footwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bravest-studio.md) - [Collaborative Artful Shoe Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/metropole-seoul-derby.md) - [Textured Floral Design Footwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oasis-society.md) - [Bold Sculptural Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spunge-osmosis.md) - [Inaugural Sustainable Sneaker Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sustainable-sneaker-collection.md) - [Recycled Rope-Made Footwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shore.md) - [Unique Footwear Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/john-fluevog.md) - [Sleek Monochromatic Footwear Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/caramba.md) - [Randomness-Inspired Designer Footwear Lines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beauty-in-chaos.md)