The Week in Design: Cornstarch Earbuds and 3-D Printed Shoes

The Web is teeming with the unrealized ideas of both students and established designers who set out to produce astonishing renderings and prototypes for unusual products. Unfortunately, due to the lack of time, money, or technology, many of those products never progress from the planning stages to the mass market. But that doesn't mean we can't salivate over them, nevertheless.

As you unwrap that pair of too-small neon Crocs from your loving and soused uncle this Christmas morning, think about the work that went into their design. Indeed, even our most hideous footwear requires imagination. However, thanks to a lack of self-restraint, creativity can quickly veer from fashion-forward to freakishly fugly. But maybe you'll think the 3-D printed shoes we discovered should head to the garbage, and that Crocs are tops. Or maybe they'll even become the new Crocs. Ponder that, dear readers, as you sip on eggnog and explore the rest of this week's designs after the break.

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