Hiro Yanagimachi and his workshop in Tokyo took the opportunity to use this calm period as an opportunity to design something completely new for a post-pandemic world: the hand welted LS1 sneaker, which combined elements from handmade dress shoes with casual sneakers becoming an outstanding success since. In December 2019, …
Samuel Owen 
TLB Mallorca Artista
Artista, from TLB Mallorca’s new top range I was involved with developing through Skolyx retailer. It aims to bring some features found on custom made shoes into midrange price segment of Goodyear welted shoes while remaining accessible with its €425 cost tag. Here’s my report about this project that’s now …
Isetan Men’s shoe department
Isetan Men’s shoe department is legendary among shoe enthusiasts for good reason, here you will find one of the world’s largest collections of classic men’s footwear from manufacturers worldwide, over 1,000 different models in total. Shoegazing enthusiasts from across the globe are frequent visitors. I have visited Paul Stuart and …