Mushroom Sneakers

Artist — Mr Plant – Christophe Guinet
Project — Mushroom sneakers 
Role — Art Direction
Plant — Mushrooms
Date — Oct 2023

Monsieur Plant carves a series of sneakers out of tree barks and growing fungi.

IN THE ‘MUSHROOM PARTY’ UNIVERSE SNEAKERS GROW NATURALLY
Following our coverage of Monsieur Plant‘s unusual sculpture series of ‘sneakerium’ and ‘retro flower sneakers‘, the artist rediscovers the beauty in the natural environment with a new collection of sneaker art pieces. The shoes carved out of plant-based natural materials harvested in the heart of the Breton countryside in France, step straight out of a magical universe, the ‘Mushroom Party’. Intrigued by the diversity and abundance of mushrooms in the area, the creative shapes five fully vegetated sneakers with growing fungi. The composed pop-favorite shoes use botanical life to speak on the theme regarding the cycle of life of everyday objects.

BARK, MOSS, LEAVES AND MUSHROOMS SHAPE THESE UNUSUAL SHOES
Christophe Guinet unveils a series of sneakers made solely out of natural materials and plant cuttings. ‘Indeed, fungi fulfill essential ecological roles in natural ecosystems, without them, trees and plants would quickly die, suffocated by their own waste’, shares Monsieur Plant. Inspired and amazed, Christophe Guinet winks at this fantastic universe with the quirky ‘Mushroom Party’ series, consisting of five fully vegetated sneakers with plants harvested in the forest such as bark, moss, autumn leaves, and mushrooms. Playing with man-made codes and using symbols such as sneakers to give them a natural and ethical twist, the artist illustrates nature’s triumph over modern modes of consumption.