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FOOTWEAR DESIGN
INTRODUCTION:
My father was a shoe maker, I grew up with the smell of leather and
Pattex. Became a mechanical engineer and an Industrial Designer. I
started to work as a footwear design consultant in America.
| 1988-1991 |
Converse, innovative, technical, athletic shoe development. |
Employed full time at:
| 1992-1993 |
Adidas, Chief Designer, I wrote Adidas’ Design Philosophy. |
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| 1993-1995 |
Raichle, Design Manager, ski boot, snow board boot, hiking shoe collections. |
Since 1995 until today, I have been a footwear design consultant for the
following brands world-wide focusing and integrating biomechanical
research into the products I create. Some of my clients:
| 1995-2000 |
Raichle / DeeLuxe, soft and hard snow board boot collections. |
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| 1995-2005 |
Dalbello, ski boot design, colors and effects. |
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| 1995-2008 |
Raichle/Mammut, hiking, trekking shoe design. |
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| 1996-1997 |
Hi-Tec, USA, trekking shoe design. |
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| 1999-2009 |
Bata Industrials, safety shoe collections, direction and trends. |
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| 1999-2008 |
Garmont, from Italy hiking shoe collections design and colors. |
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| 1998-2000 |
Bally of Switzerland, Exeedo outdoor shoe collection, golf shoe collection. |
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| 2000-2001 |
Polo, Ralp Lauren, running shoe design. |
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| 2000-2002 |
Intersport/Crazy Creek, soft snow board boot collection, Techno ski boots. |
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| 2001-2002 |
Head, sport shoe design concepts. |
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| 2000-2002 |
WeWalk, working shoe collection design and colors, Far East Sourcing. |
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| 2003-2005 |
Atomic, soft snow board boot collections. |
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| 2004-2005 |
Quiksilver/Roxy, ladies soft snow board boot collection. |
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| 2005 |
Under Armour/i-generator, “first” American-Football shoe collection design. |
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| 2007 |
Roland Garros, licensed tennis shoe collection, design and colors. |
Besides designing and developing footwear I have traveled to the Far
East sourcing high quality samples, production, insuring that the
designs, pricing are implemented and delivered. For 10 years I was an
active contributing member of the IDEAS an association for
International Designers for Active Sports, generating future colors,
trends and futuristic designs.
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