Dominic Wilcox Unveils GPS Shoe That Guides You Home From Anywhere in the World

British designer <a href="http://www.dominicwilcox.com/">Dominic Wilcox</a> is no stranger to seeing new uses for everyday things - in the past he's unveiled wooden-handled <a href="http://inhabitat.com/dominic-wilcox-upcycles-old-paint-brushes-into-fun-coat-hooks/" title="Dominic Wilcox Upcycles Old Paint Brushes Into Fun Coat Hooks">paintbrushes upcycled into hooks</a> and a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/colored-pencil-shelf-adds-a-burst-of-brightness-to-any-room/" title="Colored Pencil Shelf Adds a Burst of Brightness to Any Room">wall shelf</a> made out of dollar-store color pencils. In his solo show <a href="http://www.kkoutlet.com/exhibitions" title="KK Outlet Variations on Normal">Variations on Normal at London's KK Outlet</a>, he showcased his latest vision: a GPS shoe "that will guide you home no matter where you are in the world."

The wearer's left shoe has a circle of LEDs that light up to indicate direction, while the right shoe has a row of LEDs to signal distance.

The leather soles are decorated with doodles of a person making his way home, and bear the signatures of designer Dominic Wilcox and English shoe maker Stamp Shoes.

There's a GPS receiver embedded in the heel, and red LED lights indicate direction and distance.

A limited edition version of Dominic Wilcox's classic War Bowl re-enacts the Battle of Waterloo, formed of melted red plastic British Artillery and French Infantry figures.

The Variations on Normal exhibition shows Dominic Wilcox's designs interspersed with his Invention Drawings and collection of oddly appealing everyday objects, like a set of saw blade samples.

Among the objects in Dominic Wilcox's personal Oddity Collections is a German map distance measuring curvimeter, designed to be worn on the wrist.

Designer and artist Dominic Wilcox demonstrates how an antiquated light bulb testing device, one of the items in his Oddity Collection, might have worked.

An Invention Drawing proposing a personal energy-saving suction adaptor for a drinking straw, perfect for those who are both thirsty and lazy.

One of Dominic Wilcox's visions for a better world: a high rise building disguised as a grassy hill.