AWARD YEAR
2019
CATEGORY
Play & Learning
GOALS
Navigate Post-Factual Society
KEYWORDS
fact checking, playful learning, political scrutiny
COUNTRY
United States of America
DESIGNED BY
Sam Morrison
WEBSITE
https://www.dezeen.com/2019/01/04/president-flip-flops-sam-morrison-trump-tweets/
President Flip Flops
Flip Flops featuring Trump's contradicting Tweets
Rubber sandals have been designed by Sam Morrison with contradictory tweets posted by Donald Trump over the years on each foot.
President Flip Flops, created by Morrison, is a limited-edition series of flip flops that have straps with tweets by Donald Trump, who was elected US President in November 2016, and has a reputation for contradicting himself on social media. The shoes have red rubber bases with tweets across the white straps. The quotes from Trump are about specific topics, with his antithetical tweets on the left and right feet. The dualistic design showcases Trump's ever-changing opinions.
"I wanted to highlight this hypocrisy," Morrison said in an interview. "The only person Donald Trump listens to is Donald Trump. So the objective was to use his own words to turn him into his own worst critic."