PDM brand introduces sandals shaped like zigzag paver blocks
PDM Brand introduces a pair of unisex sandals shaped like zigzag paver blocks so wearers can fill the holes on the sidewalks as they stroll. Coming soon to construction supply stores in Thailand, the footwear is chunky like the real ones, but in this car, it is made of a cushiony, rubbery material instead of stone or concrete. Its color, however, is gray like concrete, so when the wearer steps into a pothole or gap on the sidewalk, they won’t trip; they’ll just fit in.
There’s a toe strap colored in a concrete shade too, and even the packaging design of PDM Brand’s unisex sandals shaped like zigzag paver blocks is formed like the real concrete brick. Brands these days are fascinated with nature, and more explicitly, since the footwear they produce follows the design of their counterpart. Take Yerba Madre’s shoes made of compacted dirt where the wearer plants seeds embedded in it as they walk. Then, there’s Rock Shoes, a pair of cushiony boulders for the feet designed by Bravest and Canyaon.
all images courtesy of PDM Brand
Released in construction supply stores
The use of zigzag paver blocks in sidewalks, driveways, and parking areas is common in Thailand, and PDM Brand brings them to the fashion forefront as a homage. The result comes through as a pair of unisex sandals shaped like zigzag paver blocks, which are also portable if the wearer slings them around the fingers using the toe strap.
These concrete bricks are also common in the construction industry, and to continue the playful tribute, the team plans to release the unisex sandals shaped like zigzag paver blocks in supply stores aside from their website. So far, there’s no news yet on the materials that team uses to produce the footwear. On the fun side, when the wearer takes off the concrete slippers and puts them next to each other, they fit seamlessly like puzzle pieces because of the zigzag sides. In this way, it looks singular, as if the wearer brough home the missing blocks from the sidewalk.
view of PDM Brand’s sandals shaped like paver blocks
when put together, the PDM sandals shaped like paver blocks fit seamlessly
even the packaging designs is shaped like the interlocking concrete bricks
users can carry the footwear using the toe straps
the footwear mimics the real concrete blocks
project info:
name: He She
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