Desert Living Tip #1: The Brinco Immigrant Shoe

How do you speak to the worldwide labor market and all it's issues in a single statement?

The Brinco shoe by Judi Werthein, design inspired by information and materials that are relevant to, and could provide assistance to, those illegally crossing the border.

To research the best design over two years, Werthein interviewed shoe designers, migrants, aid workers, even an immigrant smuggler. She joined the Mexican government's Grupo Beta migrant-aid society on long border hikes. She heard from a Salvadoran woman in Tijuana who said she was kidnapped and raped by her smuggler.

Tags: immigration, design, desert living