Jan Jansen’s Shoe, a book about the famous, award-winning bamboo platform sandal, will come out on 26 June, in honour of Jansen’s 50 years as a shoe designer. Jan Jansen’s Shoe is the fifth volume in the Premsela Design Stories series on icons from Dutch design history.Jan Jansen is the Netherlands’ best-known shoe designer. Born in 1941, he’s been causing...

The ateliers of various disciplines are open to the public coming Saturday and Sunday. Designer students and artists show their work and will explain their courses and new talents can register for the new season. The SASK graduation show pieces will be all on display during the weekend.The Academy of Fine Arts Sint-Niklaas (SASK) is one of the largest academies...

Candidates from nine countries and regions of China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam submitted their 182 entries for the competition revealing a dazzling variety of creative and stylish footwear.The Juror committee: Ms. Jiang Zhiqun and mr. Chen Xiao Ming, Frankie (China, Beijing & Guangzhou), mr. Lo Chung Pak and mr. William Wong (Hong Kong), dr. Claudia...

Footwear designers Marijke Bruggink & Marlie Witteveen, also formerly known as the creative team behind Lola Pagola, have curated the exhibition ‘Elevation’ starting 9th of June, about how our incredible shoe obsessions are gaining heady heights; tracing mesmerizing stilts, platforms, heels and wedges from historical times to today’s most contemporary and imaginative designs.Curator Lidewij Edelkoort has selected the theme of...

On Saturday, June 8 the Fashion and Shoe Designing Academy of Fine Arts Department of Sint-Niklaas presents it’s annual sensational and spectacular show for the 17th time. For this presentation ‘t Bauhuis will be transformed into a show location.The fashion and shoe designs of part-time education in Sint-Niklaas, Fashion Design department: led by Ellen Monstrey and assisted by Maureen Declercq...

As a focus of attraction this design competition, organized by the Confederation of International Footwear Association (CIFA) will run concurrently with the ’23rd Shoes & Leather Exhibition’ from 29th till the 31th of March, in Guangzhou, China. CIFA is formed by the shoe industrial organizations from 11 countries/regions. Founded in 1970, IFC has been endeavoring to promote the development of...

During the exhibition Starker Auftritt!/Stepping into the Limelight! A Shoe exhibition at the GRASSI Museum für Angewandte Kunst of Applied Arts in Leipzig, Germany, we will highlight the different themes and introduce some of the participating designers to you.Dora Kloppenburg is a Dutch product designer specialising in shoedesign. Who finds her inspiration in constructions, architecture and the anatomy of the...

This weekend, 18th and 19th of May, the Wave Gotik Treffen will be held again in Leipzig, Germany. The Grassi Museum of Applied Arts offers a special program inspired by the current shoe exhibition ‘Starker Auftritt/Stepping into the Limelight’.Wave Gotik Treffen (Treffen means meeting), the annual world festival for ‘dark’ music and arts, hosts ± 150 bands and artists from...

During the exhibition Starker Auftritt!/Stepping into the Limelight! A Shoe exhibition at the GRASSI Museum für Angewandte Kunst of Applied Arts in Leipzig, Germany, we will highlight the different themes and introduce some of the participating designers to you.Dutch Designer John Breed creates works of art for over twenty years now. After his adventurous travels, he comes back full of...

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, the oldest reigning Dutch monarch, will after 33 years on the throne following her mother’s abdication in 1980, relinquish the crown and leave the monarchy to Crown-Prince Willem-Alexander, her oldest of three sons on April 30th. The ascent to the throne of Willem-Alexander means the Netherlands will have its first king in more than a...