This week we will be counting down to the start of Dutch Design Week 20-28 October in Eindhoven, which will premiere the spectacular exhibition ‘Watch our Steps’ organized by SLEM, a new education and innovation centre for footwear.The exhibition will feature the best footwear graduation works from academies around the world, from Hiko Mizuno and Bunka College in Tokyo, to...
This week we will be counting down to the start of Dutch Design Week 20-28 October in Eindhoven, which will premiere the spectacular exhibition ‘Watch our Steps’ organized by SLEM, a new education and innovation centre for footwear. The exhibition will feature the best footwear graduation works from academies around the world, from Hiko Mizuno and Bunka College in Tokyo,...
From the Ötzi sandal to the high heel shoe. Shoe exhibithion from 20th September to 10 March 2013 in the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn, Germany. The oldest sandal Europe, Biedermeier boots, shoes of Marlene Dietrich, Sophia Loren, Jurgen Klinsmann and Heidi Klum – more than 400 exhibits tell the new interactive exhibition of the LVR-Landesmuseum in Bonn, the history and stories...
From Thursday 27th until Sunday 30th of September 2012 the fourth edition of Meesterlijk will take place in Amsterdam at the Westergasfabriek. The event where product designers, fashion designers, food designers and artisans share their passion for design and craftsmanship with the public. The Westergasfabriek will transform into the inspirational City of Design. Get inspired by designed and crafted products...
Kobi Levi’s fascination with feathery creatures gives birth to a new triplet: Flamingo, Ostrich and Stork! This time Kobi Levi chose to focus on birds, which are best known for their dominant long legs and iconic pose. Through a long process of research and development Kobi found a common silhouette for the three birds, which accentuates their striking features by...
Since I love shoes and really like ice cream, I celebrate the summer with this cool and artistic combination: shoes with ice cream. Even if you know the ice cream on these shoes is artificial, they make you want run to the nearest ice cream parlor!There are many ways to ‘ice cream’ shoes: cones as heels, cream on the toes,...
ShoeBerry is the creation of a Latvian designer who wants to make timeless, handmade shoe ornaments that would be a must-have for any city girl’s wardrobe. The story begins in 2009, when Agata Zarina, a successful corporate lawyer, turned her hobby of designing accessories into her day job. To pursue her dreams of fashion inspired by love of Paris, glamorous...
Photographer Michel Tcherevkoff, recognized for his relentless innovation and signature style for clients including Estee Lauder, Valentino and Canon, is expanding his growing brand to feature designer shoes! Sven Segal, founder of Po-Zu, proposed a collaboration.Michel: ‘My fantasy designs would be made into real shoes that reflected Po-Zu’s dedication to sustainable and toxic-free manufacturing standards.’ Based on the concept behind...
In the first week of April this year the students of Industrial Footwear Design (part of the Dutch HealthTec Academy in Utrecht), visited the factory of the international shoe brand Roberto Botticelli in Italy for a business presentation, organized by Liesel Swart the Head of Design of DHTA.Roberto Botticelli products have a mixture of flair and craftsmanship, this combination of...
Liesel Swart, Ben van der Linden and René van der Berg, Dutch Health Tec Academy lecturers at the three year course ‘Ambachtelijk Schoenmaken/Craft Shoe Making’, invited Inge Specht (curator of the Dutch Leather and Shoe Museum in Waalwijk) and Liza Snook (owner Virtual Shoe Museum), to review the shoes made by their graduation students. Blog by Inge Specht, curator of...
