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# No Place Like Home Shoes
- URL: https://www.protein.xyz/no-place-like-home-shoes/
- Published: 2012-09-21T10:06:58.000Z
- Updated: 2025-05-28T11:02:00.000Z
- Description: Dominic Wilcox has designed a pair of brogues fitted with a GPS device.
- Author: Protein
- Tags: Seeds, Fashion, Art & Design, Technology, #protein, #Import 2024-06-11 13:15, #author-change-2025-05-28

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Commissioned by [Global Footprint](http://www.designfactory.org.uk/?ref=protein.xyz), a project dedicated to celebrating the revival of Northamptonshire’s shoe-making industry, Dominic Wilcox continued his theme of looking for surprise elements within, or doing something unexpected with everyday objects and designed a pair of brogues fitted with GPS software.

Taking inspiration from the Wizard of Oz, Dominic worked with Nicholas Cooper of [ Stamp Shoes](http://www.stampshoes.com/?ref=protein.xyz) and interaction designer and creative media specialist, [ Becky Stewart ](http://www.codasign.com/?ref=protein.xyz)to make the No Place Like Home Shoes. They works as follows: ‘After uploading your required destination to the shoes via a piece of custom made mapping software and a USB cable, the GPS, which is embedded in the heal, is activated by a heal click. It then communicates to the wearer via a ring of LED lights to point in the required direction. The shoe with the GPS wirelessly communicates with the right shoe that has a progress bar of lights to show how close you are to the destination.’ A fully functioning protoype is on display at the [Variations On Normal](http://www.kkoutlet.com/news/dominic-wilcox%20KK%20Outlet%3C/a%3E%20as%20part%20of%20Dominic%E2%80%99s%20solo%20show%20for%20LDF,%20%3Ca%20href=?ref=protein.xyz).

We love this inventive fusing of digital and traditional craftmanship, the inherent celebration of Northamptonshire’s rich cordwainer heritage and the nod to the modern-day dandyism.

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