2013

MARLOES TEN BHÖMER “AFTER HOURS”

Marloes ten Bhömer designs shoes that are both provocative and otherworldly. Her work blends artistic and technological experimentation to reinvent footwear. 
What is particularly intriguing is not just the final product but also the process itself—her experimental approach results in the creation of new sculptural forms that can also function as shoes. 
In the work “After Hours,” it is precisely this process that is highlighted: the installation features various elements that allude to different stages of designing and re-designing shoes. 
It resembles a studio or “laboratory,” visualising the process of rethinking and (re)making shapes that make her shoes so innovative and captivating in both appearance and character. Although wearable, her creations serve as tools for questioning and reinterpreting conventional notions of beauty, aesthetics, and fashion as promoted by mainstream industry. 
Her work emphasises originality, craftsmanship, experimentation with new materials, and exclusivity.

Born in Duiven, the Netherlands, Marloes ten Bhömer studied product design at the Higher School of Arts Arnhem before earning an MA in design from the Royal College of Art in London. Currently, Marloes focuses on innovating footwear. 
Her pioneering and distinctive shoe designs offer an alternative to existing design languages and typologies. They feature a design language based on clean lines, materials, and construction techniques that are more aligned with architecture and design than with women’s fashion. Her work offers women a rare opportunity to break free from conventional style clichés and codes, as her designs do not conform to traditional standards. 
She established her independent shoe label, MARLOESTENBHÖMER.
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