Jacob Watson-Jones

Shoes and Their Lasts

Postgraduate Diploma of Design Industrial Design

Start to finish process of using the tool to make a pair of shoes.
The lace-down boot and it's last. This last was generated in Grasshopper based on my foot.
The lace down boot on foot.
How the shoe last can be changed for a person's desires.

Postgraduate Diploma of Design

Industrial Design
A shoe last is an integral part of making a bespoke handmade shoe it is a 3d form that the shoe is built around.

The lack of shoe last makers in New Zealand has led to shoemakers using standard-sized lasts. This system allows shoemakers to produce a custom last for a custom-fit shoe.

This project is a love letter to the intersection of traditional shoe-making with digital design and production.
Exhibition location
Block 12 Level D