Your kitchen isn’t just for cooking—did you know you can make shoes using household items and biodegradable ingredients? A designer and educator is demonstrating this through a series of YouTube videos, perfect for those who love to experiment with creative projects.
Baking Vegan Slippers are exactly what they sound like—slippers made from vegan bioplastics, assembled and baked in an oven. With the right ingredients and by following the instructions from the YouTube video, you can create your own eco-friendly footwear right in your kitchen.
The top of the shoe is made from alginate, a thickener derived from algae, while the sole uses ground cork bound with agar, an algae-based gelatin substitute. You can even add natural colors like saffron or black tea to customize your slippers. By using food-grade, vegan, and biodegradable materials, we can reduce our dependence on plastics and fossil fuels.
Design options for the Baking Vegan Slippers are still somewhat limited, though there are a few variations for the tops. The designer admits that the long-term durability of the slippers is still uncertain.
