Real shoe-stopper

An iconic German footwear brand collaborates with a clothes designer and a sculptor to produce a unique art installation to promote its wares in China

What do a Chinese woman's wear designer, a German shoe label and a Chinese Buddhist sculptor have in common? An art installation in Shanghai.

The work was put together by designer Liu Min, Birkenstock and Jiang Sheng, and it is based on a deer park in Sarnath, India, where Gautama Buddha first preached.