Honorable Mention 2024 / FASHION SNEAKERS / MEN’S FASHION

Copper

 

 

• Company
  Misawa Shoe Design Inc.
• Brand
  Noriyuki Misawa
• Lead Designer
  Noriyuki Misawa
• Photo credit
  Shinichi Ichikawa
• Expertise
  Brand

Misawa came to know a Japanese metal sculptor's work in depth, through his interactions with him.

The metal sculptor produced many beautiful copper products with hammered marks.

Misawa wanted to reflect that look in his leather shoes, and after much trial and error, he finally succeeded in expressing the hammered marks in leather shoes.

The "Copper" shoes are based on the most classic design style, the Oxford, but with a completely new look.

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"