Geoff Roberts
Spider Boot Antipersonnel Mine Foot Protection System
1998
MoMA's "Safe" exhibit may take a broad definition of fear, but it devotes ample attention to outright physical dangers. These boots keep the wearer nearly six inches off the ground, away from a detonating mine. Shrapnel falls in the space beneath the shoe while self-sacrificing aluminum honeycomb encased beneath absorbs the impact of the explosion.
Designer: Gad Shaanan Design, Inc. USA
Manufacturer: Med-Eng Systems Inc., Canada (2005)