Stathis Samantas, F/W 2012/13 collection.

Stathis Samantas, loyal to his nick name "the Greek Manolo Blahnik", for the coming fall/winter season developed a collection where the stiletto has an essential role.

Stathis mixes black leather with gold and deep blue purplish metal to empathize cuts and insertions details, like the gold stripes that cover the boot.   

Francisco Planelles

Francisco Planelles is found in footwear design, and the main reason is that he dedicated almost his whole life to this passion, since he was a little kid.

He designs; he has deep knowledge in patter making and technical developing; and he has more than ten years experience in this industry.
According to him a designer should have tons of creativity and fun, however "the real world is about sales […] and you can not be as creative as you want, you have to be commercial."
Portfolio.http://www.coroflot.com/planelles

Janina Alleyne

Janina Alleyne came from a fashion background.
She turned into shoe design when she had the chance to develop some shoe prototypes during her study at Northampton University.

"I enjoyed the challenge of trying to fit the eccentric design in my head into the structure of a shoe which has more restrictions compared to garments." After this project, she left fashion and joined footwear design at DeMontfort University.
Portfolio.

Patrick Kampff

"Design should not be about meeting one's need, but exceed it. Design should propose new experience. Design should concede social impact." In those few sentences and words, you can understand Patrick's philosophy.

He is a footwear designer, who has in his portfolio projects designed for Nike, Havaianas, and Heineken.
Portfolio.

Laura Unruh

Laura Unruh is a shoe designer.
She grew up surrounded by fashion as her mother was in the fashion business and as a young girl used to decorate her pink converse with puff paints and sharpies. 

Apparel design however, was not enough challenging for her talent, so she chose to design shoes, where "a millimeter is important to the last".
Portfolio.

Andrei Rose

Andrei Rose is a footwear design; however before he became a designer, he was working in a financial company.

"I have always been creative and good at drawing, so I wanted a career where I could implement those skill […] and foot wear was the career path which I wanted to go down".
Portfolio.

Meeting L.Bozzato.

Lisa Bozzato is an Italia shoes designer.
She graduated at Politecnico di Milano, industrial design; however just during her last year of study, while she was developing her thesis and having and internship at Bally, she found her true passion: designing women shoes.

Her studio is full of book about shoes; on the floor there are prototypes of her design; the wall is cover by sketches and flat drawing; and here and there you can find leather samples.
Portfolio.

Mirian Fritzen

Mirian Fritzen is a Brazilian shoes designer.
Her style is a mix of elegance, beauty and comfort because she believes that women of the twentieth century are pickier about comfort. 

Her father owns a small shoes factory, and her mother encouraged her creative side by suggesting drawing classes. So, since she was a child, Mirian was influenced by shoes manufacturing and industrialization by her father; and artistic field and creativity by her mother.
Portfolio.

Molly Pryke

Molly Pryke is a shoes designer.
Since her childhood she knew she was going to be a designer. When she went to the V&A museum in London, and she saw Blahnik design and illustration, she knew shoes design was what she wanted to do.

"I wanted to design something you can use, something quite sculptural […] art for the feet".
Portfolio.

Purple Accessories

Purple Accessories is a design studio located in Rome, Italy. They have handmade and unique design; and they mix together raw material, fun and toys.

Purple Accessories born when three designer, with they own brand, choose to work as a team because "three different minds create something magic".

 

According to them design means create new and useful items for out time and society, something that is at the same time eco and unlike anything else.
Web site and Facebook.

Stathis Samantas

Stathis Samantas is a shoes designer.
He studied industrial design, and he has good skill in prototype construction and model: essential ability for a good and comfortable result.

"Making a shoe is a real construction and everything should be in perfect condition. The materials, the sole, the heels".
Portfolio.