a new museum, making lab and innovative knowledge centre in one
The monumental Kropholler block in Waalwijk has seen the emergence of a dynamic meeting place where craftsmanship, innovation, and creativity come together. The new Shoe Quarter does justice to this Dutch town, known for its leather and shoe industry. Spread across three floors themed ‘making’, ‘meeting’, and ‘marvelling’, the museum takes a refreshing approach to teaching visitors all about shoes and the materials they are made from. Ranging from shoe design and production to shoe fashion over time.
On the ground floor, visitors are taken through the various steps of the craft. Here, they are invited to do more than look and learn: they get to experience the work for themselves. The first floor tells The story of Langstraat. Visitors wander around the exhibition on the history of the region, and the rise, fall, and preservation of its industry. One flight up, they come upon the icons of the shoe world. How have shoes been shaped by their wearers, use, and fashion?
credits
- client municipality of waalwijk
- year 2022
- www schoenenkwartier.nl
- exhibition design tinker imagineers
- set construction kloosterboer
- interactives yipp
- temporary exhibition tinker imagineers, studio daphne jansen, britte hietkamp
- light design heinzloopstra lightdesign
- soundscape studio rockfish
- copywriting story matters
- architect civic
- photography website mike bink, tinker imagineers
- project video joris verleg
awards
- silver winner muse design awards 2023
- gold certified grand prix du design 2023
- honouree interior design best of year awards 2022
