Comments on: Apprentice shoes by Doshi Levien

By: filippo zampa

filippo zampa — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:45:26 +0000

cool

By: pp

pp — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:42:01 +0000

Look at the book by Lazlo Vass about shoes

By: Markus lx.

Markus lx. — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:56:53 +0000

I like Eloise’s discusion above- It is a good point about Doshi and Levien’s engagement with old craft knowledge. good work.
It reminds me of another project I saw on Dezeen by Commonwealth and Josh Davis-http://www.dezeen.com/2007/07/03/tropism-commonwealth-vs-joshua-davis/

I think that for that, Commonwealth worked with a traditional porcelain maker, but ultimately took a Rapid Prototyping model to for them to make molds from. That is next level, and very contemporary way of engaging the knowlege of crafts people.

Good discusions on dezeen!

By: SerenaTrab

SerenaTrab — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:45:41 +0000

@Curvy
Try and have a look at Ferragamo: you can find many books about shoes (from the past and not only) and their manufacturing.

By: SerenaTrab

SerenaTrab — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:42:36 +0000

@ Curvy
Try and have a look at Ferragamo: you can find many books about shoes (from the past and not only) and their manufacturing.

By: All Things Bright and Beautiful

All Things Bright and Beautiful — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:34:13 +0000

Dezeen – beautiful and interesting – as always

By: hamilton

hamilton — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:08:02 +0000

Sports coupe design in gorgeous leather. Honestly the side view beckons a test drive.

By: fBot

fBot — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:55:56 +0000

Good call Eloise!

By: laru

laru — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:30:27 +0000

i really like the cut of the black oxford – and agree with the comment about the women’s heels. i understand the kind of genre blending they’re after, but it just doesn’t strike the right tone for me. maybe a bit too chunky (even factoring in what i perceive the intent to be)?

and, i completely agree that their working method is fantastic to see. yes, you can see their hand in the final product (although i’m not sure how you can measure whether it could ‘only’ be produced by this company), but you see it more of a statement in millimeters, not image alone. you might not do a double take the first time you look at them, but they are distinctive.

By: Curvy

Curvy — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:21:39 +0000

Does anyone know about good books on shoe design & manufacturing techniques?