I was thinking about the most basic form of transportation in the slums which is of course walking and thinking about those wooden clogs that prisoners were given in Nazi concentration camps and it made me think about how important good footwear is. I'm sure we've all had the experience of wearing the wrong shoes on a day where you have to walk a lot and getting brutal blisters on your heals. So anyway, heres some info on improvised and shoes made with salvaged materials.
This is the "unswoosher" made by the magazine Adbusters. I think the re-used tire sole and very exsposed seams and construction make them at least look improvised.
Image from a blog I found which has videos on how to make these very simple sandals called "Huaraches"
Again, not really improvised but you could imagine how they could be.
And lastly, a couple diagrams of how to make improvised shoes.
Tristan Roberton
November 13 2010
"Blackspot Unswoosher | Adbusters Culturejammer Headquarters." Adbusters Culturejammer Headquarters | Journal of the mental environment. http://www.adbusters.org/cultureshop/blackspot/unswoosher (accessed December 7, 2010).
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