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Translation version) “To be discussed” M_moriabc by Maurizio Altieri

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“For me, Carpe Diem is the story of a young man who wants to create his own worldview.” After selling the highly successful Carpe Diem, Maurizio Altieri spent most of his time and energy subverting his previous design concepts, breaking through the shackles of cultural and aesthetic horizons, and the process of constantly sampling and re-sampling.

Maurizio Altieri said “For me, shoes are not just a fetish, they are a medium.” The conceptual system he proposed was M_moriabc (memento mori a b c, souvenir). The ABC series, each with 11 pairs of shoes, was based on three precious shoe lasts that he had spent years hand-carving from wood. The original intention of the project was to interpret design based on traditional craftsmanship. While constantly evolving, it also constantly challenged the shoemaking technology that was considered to have reached its limits at the time.

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