The piece, which is pro­duced by Can­di­do Her­mi­da, is made of Hi-Macs®, a cuttable, ther­mo-formable, stone-like bauxite/acrylic mix, cho­sen for its abil­i­ty to of­fer one un­bro­ken, seam­less sheet for the 3m-wide work, and with the strength to take the con­sid­er­able weight. My style of dress is more clas­sic now but I still have my train­er col­lec­tion and I’d love to do the sole of all the icon­ic sneak­er soles this way,’ says Ora-ïto.