in Dutch: Klompen op Reis. The town Eelde in the Dutch province of Drenthe forms the beating heart of the clog world. At the Internationaal Klompenmuseum, clogs from all over the world come together. From 45 countries, wooden shoes have found their way to Eelde, each with its own story. From March 28 till November 1 2026, the exhibition Travelling...

Eight creative collections (2025) in Tuscan veg-tanned Leather. Eight talents from prestigious international fashion and design institutes interpret Tuscan-Veg-tanned Leather through the lens of contemporary art, craft and innovation. 
Vote for your favourite at our stand (Fiera Milano Rho, Hall 3, Stand A02/A18) from 11 till 13 February 2026 or online via Instagram. Happy and honoured that the Virtual Shoe...

Both Workman Publishers calendars show a wide variety of well know designers and extraordinary shoes selection from the Virtual Shoe Museum collection (since 2008!) including students from René van den Berg Academy/NL, SASK Shoe Design/d’Academie Beeld St. Niklaas/Belgium, College for Creative Studies (CCS) Detroit /USA and many others. The René van den Berg Academy and SASK students shoes are all...

Delighted to announce the launch of the Cordwainers Footwear Awards 2026, comprising both design and shoemaking categories. New for 2026 is the Daniel Charkow Emerging Sole Award, launched in memory of the inspirational young shoemaker and winner of the Cordwainers Cup for Excellence. Design awardsThe design award competition is open to undergraduate and master’s students studying at UK universities or...

What happens when artists are given the time to wander through abandoned houses, places that once buzzed with life, but now hold only silence? In April 2025, nineteen artists worked in the Italian village Viarigi, where time seems to stand still and memories linger on the walls. They found high heels in the hallway, a bar of soap on the...

This autumn, the National Maritime Museum (Het Scheepvaartmuseum) Amsterdam presents Oceanista, a multifaceted fashion exhibition that connects the maritime past, contemporary fashion and the sustainable future of clothing. The temporary fashion exhibition Oceanista | Fashion & Sea, on display from 10 October 2025 to 12 April 2026, compellingly connects the maritime past, today’s fashion scene and the sustainable future of...

A fashion journey through past and present. This fashion exhibition will feature both original costumes from the iconic 1997 film Titanic and never-before displayed clothing and accessories from the museum’s collection of objects from the era, as well as work by contemporary designers who have applied their talents to the romantic clothing worn more than a century ago. Fashion fanatics...

In 2005 the Shoe Design course started as a pilot project at d’Academie Beeld in Sint-Niklaas, in Belgium. After twenty years, the course has grown into a unique and, moreover, the only fixed value in the field of part-time art education in Belgium. Anne Poesen has been at the helm as head teacher since the start. Shoe Design is part...

This international shoe exhibition will open on 17 August 2025 in the Castle Church of Schloss Neu-Augustusburg in Weißenfels, Germany. On show from 19 August 2025 till 31 May 2026. The shoe collection at Museum Weißenfels is among the largest and most diverse in Europe, representing a key part of Saxony-Anhalt’s consumer goods history. It includes footwear from across the...

The sneaker design contest ran from September to November 2024 and we were blown away by the talent and creativity of all participants. Now you can vote (until August 31st) and decide who will become the ultimate winner! Only one of these five finalists will see their design produced as a limited edition of 200 pairs. In December 2024 an expert...