Looking for that particular shoe that exists in your mind but can’t be found in the stores! Look no further and just browse to Shoes of Prey. Shoes of Prey is an Australian website that lets you create custom  shoes online.

So how does it work? You start by choosing one of the six starting designs — ranging from gladiator heels to ballet flats. And afterwards … the fun starts by altering the whole form of the shoe by choosing the toe, back, heel, decorations and of course the leather or fabric.

So why keep on searching for that one shoe of you just can design it yourself!

The London-based label DIYcouture launched its debut collection DIYC<now/>.

DIYC<now/> is not the average clothing collection. Instead of buying a finished garment, one purchases a book containing a set of instructions to make that particular garment yourself.

Their message:

“Inspired by the thousands of invisible pairs of hands around the globe that make the clothes we buy, DIYcouture hopes to inspire people to turn off their screens and get up to their elbows in the 3-dimensional world of creation. It supports the slow revolution. Helping people to produce garments that are precious, rather than disposable, this is the antithesis of fast-fashion.”

Bemz is a company that specialises in slip cover for a lot of IKEA sofas and chairs. I love them, since they recently added my type of IKEA sofa in their assortment. Just a while ago, I ordered some fabric samples and I must say … it won’t take that long before I place my order.

Next to the fabulous slip covers, they also have a very interesting blog. And it’s thanks to this  that I got to know these two sites that give you the opportunity to design your own rug. So check out Rug Designer or Rug Couture and start creating your own rug!

The city of Brussels is concentrating on all aspects of design during the month of September with exhibitions, conferences, private showings, film screenings, debates, visits to designers’ studios, flea market, city tours ….

An interesting workshop is : CUSTOMIZE IT  by RECYCLART

Do you feel like a new flashy colour for your bike, a customised logo on your  skateboard, to revamp the family scooter? Your home-made mode of transport is  really too ugly? Good news: bring them all with you. A team of artists and designers  will undertake their customisation. Share your creativity with them and create a  unique item that will be the envy of all. Finally, strike a pose and the Studio Marcel  will immortalise you together with your vehicle! Or just drop in to take a look and  have a bite to eat and something to drink on the terrace of the Recyclart bar!

Sunday 20th September, Recyclart, Brussels-Chapelle station, rue des Ursulines 25,  1000 Brussels - Info: 02 502 57 34 - www.recyclart.be. Open from 2 PM to 6 PM.

Pa++ern is an esoteric language developped by the Japanese duo Daito Manabe and Motoi Ishibashi. The main idea is that one can create custom embroidered t-shirts using Twitter as the control interface.
The program uses sets of one character commands that instruct a sewing machine to excecute specific designs. Users can input these command codes via the Twitter micro-blogging service (@_pt), and view their results on the Pa++ern website.

Source: PSFK, Pa++ern