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Shoes with archaeological heels

Tech From Here: NL · Dutch Design Week 2026

The work this post covers and every source it draws on, each linked to the original.

The workTERRA FIRMA: Still Standing and TERRA FIRMA: Worn Again by Judith Sanders (Studio JUSA, Helmond), in EX SITU: Matter in Translation, curated by Marisa Klaster with archaeological adviser René Isarin, Klokgebouw (B4), Strijp-S. Dutch Design Week 2026 ddw.nl

Research cited

  1. Mandato, Nester. The effects of increasing heel height on forefoot peak pressure. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 1999 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  2. Zeng et al. Effects of high-heeled shoes on lower extremity biomechanics and balance in females: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health 2023 pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  3. Visser RM 2015, Imperial timber? Dendrochronological evidence for large-scale road building along the Roman limes in the Netherlands, J Archaeol Sci 53:243-254 doi.org
  4. Blg 1234108 (zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl) zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl
  5. Blg 1234109 (zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl) zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl

Other sources

  1. Studio JUSA on Instagram (@studio_jusa) instagram.com
  2. Studio JUSA, website studiojusa.com
  3. EX SITU on Instagram (@ex_situ_exhibition) instagram.com
  4. OpenStax, Anatomy and Physiology 2e, §8.4 Bones of the Lower Limb openstax.org
  5. Dutch Design Week venue: Klokgebouw ddw.nl
  6. MAX Vandaag, Roman settlement and road found near Katwijk (in Dutch) maxvandaag.nl
  7. Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed, monument register: Klokgebouw monumentenregister.cultureelerfgoed.nl
  8. Strijp-S, history strijp-s.nl
  9. Ex situ matter in translation (ddw.nl) ddw.nl
  10. Terra firma (ddw.nl) ddw.nl
  11. Ddw26 area hallenweg (dutchdesigndaily.com) dutchdesigndaily.com

Images, slide by slide

Slide 1
A black leather pump on a plinth with a heel of dark, weathered wood, seen from behind, with a second shoe beside itPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 2
A gray wall with the large title EX SITU and the text Matter in Translation, describing a preview of an exhibition where archaeology and design meetPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 3
A black leather pump with a heel of weathered wood, painted with the find numbers 7074 and 7144, in an acrylic vitrine, with a brown trainer in a second case beside itPhoto: B. Bollmann/Dutch Design WeekMuseum or journal record
Slide 4
Two black leather pumps with weathered wood heels, printed in white with the numbers 7144 and 7074Photo: RN Collins
Slide 5
Timeline from AD 100 to AD 150 with a highlighted band at AD 124 to 125, labeled as the tree-ring date of one building phase of the Roman Limes road in the NetherlandsImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn
Slide 6
A worn trainer with a wood and leather upper sits in a clear display case, with visitors in press lanyards looking on behind itPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 7
Diagram of a foot from the side in a flat shoe and in a higher heel, the ball of the foot marked orange in both, with a small arrow under the flat shoe and a larger arrow under the heelImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against Mandato MG, Nester E. The effects of increasing heel height on forefoot peak pressure. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 1999;89(2):75-80, ; Zeng Z et al. Effects of high-heeled shoes on lower extremity biomechanics and balance in females: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health 2023;23:726Museum or journal record
Slide 8
The EX SITU title wall: tall black letters beside the subtitle Matter in Translation and a short text introducing the 2027 exhibition in The HaguePhoto: RN Collins
Ring frame
Clog-making machine, Gebr. Van der Velde clog factory, Best (1932)Frame: Willem van de Poll, CC0, croppedMuseum or journal record
Quotes and video
The curator's and the archaeological adviser's words quoted in this post, from RN's video of the EX SITU tour stopRN's own footage, 17 Oct 2026, Klokgebouw, Strijp-S, Eindhoven

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