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...
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...
