PUBLICATIONS
The leading research of FFF has been internationally recognized in scientific journals and reports, fashion and design magazine as well as in exhibitions
2023
Willems, C., D’Aout. K., Schoenmaekers, R., Pinheiro, M., Allen, A.
2023
Willems, C., Verclyte, S.
2023
DAMN Magazine
2020
Daniel E. Lieberman, Mickey Mahaffey, Silvino Cubesare Quimare, Nicholas B. Holowka, Ian J. Wallace, and Aaron L. Baggish
2020
Willems, C. Savage, R., Curtis. R. and D’Aout. K.
2018
Roelandt, E., Willems, C
2018
Willems, C.
2016
Willems, C. Stassijns, G., Cornelis, W., and D’Aout, K.
2015
Willems, C.
2013
Willems, C.
A design anthropology of collaborative making: Exploring shoemaking and embroidery practices
Design anthropology covers various design practices and research. Starting from a common skill from an ‘in-habitat’ position, we consider both perspectives and invite collaborative engagement between people and materiality. Based on collaborations with the San community in Namibia on shoemaking and with Syrian refugee women through embroidery, we explore the added value of this tactile engagement through making to bridge theory and practice.
Running in Tarahumara (Rarámuri) Culture : Persistence Hunting, Footracing, Dancing, Work, and the Fallacy of the Athletic Savage. Current Anthropology, Vol 61, No 3
In this article, Lieberman et al. evaluate and demystify claims about why the Tarahumara excel at endurance running and aim to document their running traditions before they are lost. The authors avoid stereotyping and demonstrate how critical reflection on cultural roots, biological contexts, and the physical environment (for walking, running, and other endurance practices) can help safeguard cultural heritage. In her comment, Willems reflects on both the San and the Tarahumara running traditions, advocating for more attention to ensuring benefits and robust livelihoods for artisans and local communities, especially in the context of globalization and the threat of exploitation.
Do you want your feet back? Barefoot cobblers.
Feet and how to shoe them. In: Willems, C. and Roelandt, E. (Eds.), Do you want your feet back? Barefoot cobblers (pp. 26-56).
Biomechanical implications of walking with Indigenous footwear, American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 162(4), 782-793.
Nuvttohat, perfect for feet. Shoe design as cultural heritage, Volkskunde, p. 371- 382.
100% bag tanned: action research generating new insights on design processes. Critical Arts: South-North Cultural and Media Studies, 27(5), Special Issue: Revisiting the ethnographic turn in contemporary art, 474-489.