This sneaker design contest ran from september to november 2024. A huge thank you to all the creative talents who participated! On December 10 2024, with 14 jury members, we selected from over 100 submissions the 5 winning designs, congratulations to: Adèle DendaletcheBlurring the line between clothing and footwear, this hybrid sneaker draws inspiration from shirt detailing to create unique...
Step into the future of fashion! Simultaneously with ‘Not Looking Back’ in the exhibition hall of the cultural center, d’Academie Beeld organizies an additional exhibition ‘Fashion Reflections’ on fashion and shoe design in our Square Room. This exhibition showcases silhouettes and creations by graduates, combined with photo and video displays. d’Academie Beeld is a key part of this project, as...
Jo Cope’s sole exhibion, on show from 21.09.2024 till 25.05.2025, at the Museu do Calcado in Portugal.The Path has long been used as a metaphor for life’s journey and the decisions made along the way; from poetry about untrodden paths and religious parables about the right path to take to quotes about the path as a symbol of internal truth...
Almost every human being owns a pair in one or another execution. On the one hand this universal object leads a visitor of Shoes Or No Shoes (SONS) through all ethnic cultures and peoples, from the first foot-covered footsteps of humans till today. On the other hand through the world of modern art, highlighted out of a surprising perspective. Thanks...
After the exhibition already has been shown at the Kunstpalast in Düsseldorf and the Landesmuseum Darmstadt it makes it’s last stop in Museum Georg Schäfer in Schweinfurt, Germany. On show 14.07.2024 – 20.10.2024 . An exhibition not for the fainthearted: death and the devil sow fear and terror here. However, the uneasy feeling that some of these exhibits can trigger is...
Hosted by René van den Berg and Kobi Levi August 26th – 31st 2024, The Netherlands (Hoofddorp, near Schiphol and Amsterdam). Join this unique Footwear Creation Master Course, apply here. Experience the extraordinary as two internationally renowned footwear creators, René van den Berg and Kobi Levi, join forces to bring you an unparalleled master course in bespoke shoe design and...
The exhibition ‘Dress Up’ explores adornment and the creation of a look through more than 100 works of fashion and jewelry, a majority of which are new MFA acquisitions and have never been on view before. The exhibition removes the delineation between fashion and jewelry, focusing on how they play an inseparable and integral role in the act of dressing...
The International Clog Museum pays tribute to the diversity of clogs and wooden footwear in a vibrant explosion of colour and creativity. The exhibition ‘Patterns in conversation’ is a celebration of craftsmanship and artistic imagination where the down-to-earth wooden shoe becomes a canvas for boundless expression. On show from March 30 till November 3 2024, in Eelde, The Netherlands. Famous...
Eight creative collections in Tuscan veg-tanned Leather. Eight talents from prestigious international fashion and design institutes interpret Tuscan-Veg-tanned Leather throught the lens of contemporary art, craft and innovation. Vote your favourite at our stand (Hall 15-stand A02/A18) 20 to 22 February 2024 or online via Facebook and Instagram. Happy and honoured to be part of the jury again for Craft...
After the start at the Kunstpalast Düsseldorf in 2023 this spring the exhibition will be on show at Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt. An exhibition not for the fainthearted: death and the devil sow fear and terror here. However, the uneasy feeling that some of these exhibits can trigger is countered by a pleasurable fascination, sometimes even a humorous approach. Often dismissed...
