German footwear designer, Jennifer Rieker, has developed a ‘flat pack shoe’ which the consumer must assemble with the help of a shoemaker.

The modular design relies on the craftsmanship of a shoemaker to stitch the inner shoe together. Shipped flat in a vegetable-tanned leather envelope, which doubles as the inner liners of the shoes, each ‘Creo’ kit includes shoelaces, a pair of recyclable thermo-elastic polymer soles, two inner footbeds made from cork, latex, and jute, as well as a booklet detailing the materials used.

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