This workshop is about creating a commercial object which in this case is a shoe. Each group will make one shoe which will be modeled in a catwalk on Friday (8/3/13). Each group is judged on how they approach and manage the project, how they work together, how they manage their time, how they present their information and the originality of the shoe. They have certain materials that they can use, for example, pegs, string, ribbon, paper and fabric.
The aim of the activity is to improve communication, planning, decision making and organization skills, as well as working well in a team. It is also used to show the importance of design, creativity, marketing and tolerance of others.
They were originally in groups of two but later on they were told that they must split off in to groups of four. Each group was given a target audience which they must make their shoe for. One group had to make a shoe for a child, the other had to make a shoe for an athlete, another had to make a shoe for a footballer´s wife and the last group had to make a shoe for a polar explorer