Art On Shoes

Photo Credit: Lisandro Serra Delmar

• Company
  Gaucho Ninja
• Brand
  Gaucho Ninja
• Lead Designer
  Lisandro Serra Delmar
• Design Team
  Val Harris, Poppy Baynham, Nick Ivins, Diego Sainz Garcia, Matias Serra Delmar, Matt Walters
• Manufacturer
  Gaucho Ninja
• Photo credit
  Lisandro Serra Delmar And Lnfn Photography By Fruzsina Szekely
• Prize
  Winner in ARTISTIC FOOTWEAR
• Expertise
  Brand

An artistic collaboration between Gaucho Ninja manufacturer of healthy, luxury Barefoot shoes and five artists. The artists painted directly onto leather hide with special paint and Lisandro created a unique one-off pair of Barefoot shoes from each artwork. Each pair of shoes an exquisite work of art created from a work of art. Lisandro crafted the shoes and each component to capture the essence of the artist and their work. Combining art, fashion and style the shoes were exhibited in an art gallery in Hay on Wye, UK. Each pair a chance to own a pair of barefoot shoes and a work of art in one.

Bio
Handmade Barefoot Shoes
I am a self taught shoe maker and martial artist. My Argentinean great grandfather was a saddler and a 'Gaucho' (Argentinean cowboy). One of his daughters (my great auntie) was a shoe maker in Buenos Aires. Then my father did leather work whilst studying Fine Arts.
In my 20's I started traveling and started doing leather work. Later on I discover this connection that my ancestors had with this material. My passion to Ninjutsu Martial Arts took me to tabi making. From the experience of wearing leather tabi I started making shoes that could mimic the same feeling.

Other prizes
Brand Global Footwear Awards 2023 - WINNER - Barefoot Bespoke Motorbike Boots FASHION SNEAKERS-BAREFOOT Brand Global Footwear Awards 2023 - WINNER - Art On Shoes SPECIAL AWARDS-ARTISTIC FOOTWEAR Global Footwear Awards 2022 - SPECIAL AWARDS-MEDICAL FOOTWEAR - Barefoot Carpenters Boots | Horse Culatta leather | Barefoot Safety Boots Global Footwear Awards 2022 - SPECIAL AWARDS-FOOTWEAR INNOVATION - Barefoot Carpenters Boots | Horse Culatta leather | Barefoot Safety Boots Global Footwear Awards 2021 - Honorable Mention SPECIAL AWARDS-FOOTWEAR INNOVATION - Hattori Hanzō Ninja Jika Tabi Boots Global Footwear Awards 2021 - Honorable Mention SPECIAL AWARDS-MEDICAL FOOTWEAR - Hidden Ninja Safety Boots Global Footwear Awards 2021 - Honorable Mention SPECIAL AWARDS-FOOTWEAR INNOVATION - Hidden Ninja Safety Boots Drapers Footwear Awards 2022 - Brand of the year - Finalist