The ateliers of various disciplines are open to the public this Saturday and Sunday. Designer students and artists work on their projects, teachers can explain about their courses and new talents can register for the new season. The SASK graduation show will be on display during the weekend.The Academy of Fine Arts Sint-Niklaas (SASK) is one of the largest academies...
The Shoe Design Course SASK, part of the Academy of Fine Arts in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium held their graduation show 2012 last Saturday June 2nd. The models presented the 2012 collections in a black boxed catwalk which only showed legs with fabulous shoes.The first year students showed a varied collection of shoe studies. Three assignments: form studies based on objects, shoes...
Is this real or another internet hoax? From their press release:”Transgenic stingray leather used to create uniquely personalized product. Thai company Rayfish Footwear Inc. has pioneered the process of ‘bio-customization’, a groundbreaking concept in personalized consumer products. Using coloration and patterning genes from existing animal species, engineers at Rayfish Footwear produce stingray leather with a near-infinite variety of naturally grown...
Sexy, creative, funny and inspiring shoes, are all hand-made by Kobi himself in limited and exclusive editions. Kobi Levi’s Footwear Art designs combine the essence of daily objects with the shape of shoes. Now to order.View the all new Ocean Series shoe designs and get all the info you need to place an order online! Design and shoes have been...
Shoe Fine Art – is not just shoe-making, but shoe-making at its most inspired, soul-making at its most profound. At the core of each class is the promise of discovery for the exploring amateur as well as solid progress, opportunities and mentoring for those with an eye toward becoming professional shoe designers in a non-competitive environment that respects the natural...
During the car free Sunday on 27th of May, for the 4th time the Hasselt Stiletto Run powered by La Bottega will be held. Up to 100 fast high heeled ladies will measure themselves in an exciting race over a distance of 300 meters. Condition for the participants is that the heels should be at least 9 inches high and...
Before starting to create footwear, Shani Bar studied photography and graphics in Tel Aviv and then accessory design at the renowned Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem. It was there she acquired a passion for tri-dimensionality. ‘The philosophy behind my label is simple’, says Shani. ‘A shoe has to satisfy the highest design requirements and provide the greatest...
No matter how many shoes one has, there is always room in the closet for one more pair… Liza Snook of the Virtual Shoe Museum and Maryline Liabeuf, shoe designer and owner of LaBeuf Shoes are fans of the shoe label Biography. Therefore we are happy to introduce to you the designer behind these special shoes.We like to invite you...
This time ‘Jarina Schrijft’ and ‘Mijn Eigen Stijl’ join hands because of the trip to the Dutch Leather and Shoe Museum in Waalwijk (thanks for the invite Inge!) for the Meet & Greet with Stuart Thom, the designer of ‘The curious pleasures of Ainsley T’. You still do not know what we are talking about? Stuart Thom is the designer...
The Design Museum presents the first UK retrospective of iconic French shoe designer Christian Louboutin, celebrating a career which has pushed the boundaries of high fashion shoe design. Louboutin’s exquisite shoes, with their instantly recognisable glossy red* soles, are a unique fusion of fashion, craftsmanship, engineering and sculpture. This exhibition celebrates Louboutin’s career to date and showcases twenty years of...
