Kristel Peters
Growing shoes with Mycelium
Researcher Kristel Peters explores the possibilities of combining traditional shoe material with fungi.
Kristel Cojak
researcher @ KASK, School of Arts HoGent.
Hi, I'm a passionated Shoe & Accessory designer who is
researching and rethinking fashion shoes.
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Portrait of Kristel Peters
Shoe designer Kristel Peters is involved in the Myco Design Lab where she researches the potential of mycelium for growing shoes.
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Growth of the Upper
The base for this shoe has been made out of psyllium . Psyllium is the seed of the Plantago ovata. This plantain kind is an annual plant originally from Pakistan and Iran but can grow as well in...