Space Talks #015 : Sustainable Sneakers and Radical Recycling with Helen Kirkum

Space Talks #015 : Sustainable Sneakers and Radical Recycling with Helen Kirkum

Helen Kirkum is a London-based artist and designer. Kirkum’s artisanship has garnered international acclaim, it is her ability to tell stories through her designs that sets her work apart. Each pair of sneakers she makes is unique, weaving together the memories of the components that make it, allowing the owner to own something inherently personal and one-of-a-kind. She is widely considered a pioneer of the hacked and deconstructed aesthetic within the sneaker industry, and in the vanguard of the sustainable footwear movement. Kirkum graduated from London’s Royal College of Art in 2016, through her practice, Kirkum challenges us to rethink the meaning of consumption and the way we interact with the products we own.