Honorable Mention 2021 / WOMEN'S FASHION / WOMEN'S FASHION

Manet II

 

 

• Company
  Misawa Shoe Design Inc.
• Lead Designer
  Noriyuki Misawa
• Expertise
  Brand

“Manet II“ is inspired by impressionist master, Eduardo Manet’s sketch: a study of legs - pretty ankles and ruffled hemlines. Misawa visited Cannes and was overwhelmed by the Mediterranean sunshine that changed whole colors in his vision. He transformed this powerful experience into the distinguished boots. Manet’s classic woman’s boots were expressed in a modern style incorporating world renown Thomas Mason’s custom shirt material. The beautiful, striped fabric is a metaphor of the images he has. Emulating the shirts’ traced fabric pattern instills elegant but relaxing feelings.

Bio
Misawa trained as a shoemaker in Tokyo and in Vienna, Austria, for 10 years. In Vienna, he spent his free time visiting artists’ ateliers and art museums, where he was absorbed by the creative artistry. This experience inspired his career as an artist. Returning to Japan, he continued to learn under some Japanese artists and craftsmen for 4 years to extend his range of expression. It has been 20 years since he has engaged in shoemaking. He will keep pursuing the new value of “shoe art.”

Other prizes
2010 Germany, International Efficiency Contest of Shoemakers "Gold medal" and "Honor prize" 2015 The 33rd Japan leather crafts exhibition "Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Award" 2021 GLOBAL FOOTWEAR AWARDS "BEST OVERALL WINNER" 2022 GLOBAL FOOTWEAR AWARDS "BEST OVERALL WINNER"