Artist Dominic Wilcox created this amazing installation called “Field” for a few design festivals in 2009 and 2010. I think the work is just exquisite in both message and execution. Using 200 pairs of sustainable built shoes from Terra Plana with 400 laces, Wilcox added what he called “a touch of magic to the show laces as they rise up in unison and grow towards the window’s light.” See the video below for a description of the installation from the artist.
Images from Dominic Wilcox