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This is a free workshop for all teachers working on the Threads challenge - Huge thanks to Helen for this amazing gift ---

please use code DAYDREAM for 100% off Sneaker Sculpture Workshop. Participants would just need to set up an account here: https://www.helenkirkum.com/make and they have lifetime access :)

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Sneaker Sculptures Workshop | Helen Kirkum

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Purchase our signature workshop exploring design through making. Learn how to engage with materials and the physicality of objects instantaneously, using just your household recycling!

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Link to recording of webinars with partners working in the footwear industry 

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Link to recording of webinars with partners working in the footwear industry 

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How to make a shoe mould using masking tape

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How to make a shoe mould using masking tape

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What you'll need:

A sneaker

A roll of masking tape

A pair of scissors

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How to Create a Masking Tape Shoe Cast | Part 1 for Paper Mache Shoe | 3D Sculpture Art Lesson

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Reuse materials to make sneaker models

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I feel incredibly honoured to have been part of the Threads project with Daydream Believers. Footwear has been my world for many years — from ladies shoe design to project development — and it’s such a joy to share that experience with the next generation. Helping our students take confident steps toward their future careers is what drives me every day. If you’re curious about continuing your education with a focus on footwear, I'd love to hear from you!

Nanette Westberg-Brown

BA(Hons), PGCAP, APA, SFHEA

Senior Lecturer, Footwear Design

Programme Leader for BA(Hons) Footwear Design

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Footwear design is a skilful and creatively unique discipline that is highly sought after within the fashion industry. DMU is currently the only UK university offering a single honours course in this area, also enabling you to specialise in men's, women's, children's or performance footwear.

In our industry-standard facilities, you will develop technical and modern shoemaking skills and be empowered to turn your imaginative 2D ideas into physical, 3D functional pieces. Our goal is to produce confident, career-ready graduates, and wider-employability skills are embedded throughout the curriculum. We will coach you on illustration and drawing skills, and you'll learn how to present and communicate your ideas and concepts to a professional standard.

With over 100 years of heritage in footwear design, our impressive links with industry present opportunities to work with iconic footwear brands and help you to build an impressive address book of connections - students have recently worked with Adidas, Hermes and Kurt Geiger to name a few. We also host regular guest visits and lectures, so you can learn the tricks of the trade and gain valuable insights into new products and technologies.

You don't need to have a background in footwear to join us. The majority of our students have no previous experience but leave DMU as skilled experts and go onto achieve impressive things.

We enter our students into annual competitions and have an impressive track-record of winners. These opportunities help to bolster your CV and get your work in front of global fashion houses.

This course has a scholarship available for 2025 entry. The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers Scholarship offers a £3,000 cash bursary, to support students with the increasing cost of living. To be eligible, students must have a household income of £50,000 or less.

Block teaching designed around you

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Footwear Design BA (Hons) at De Montfort University

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De Montfort University (DMU), Leicester, UK offers a whole range of undergraduate, postgraduate and research courses. View our courses, book a visit and more

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The Art of Design | Tinker Hatfield: Footwear Design

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Full 40-minute episode can be found in Additional Research on your Padlet

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Abstract: The Art of Design | Tinker Hatfield: Footwear Design | FULL EPISODE | Netflix

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Footwear Design BA (Hons) | De Montfort University

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Examples of AI prompts to support you to write your own for generating visuals of your sneaker design ideas.

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Slide 60: What happens when artists use AI to reimagine their own styles?

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Slide 60: What happens when artists use AI to reimagine their own styles?

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Visual Artists x Imagen | Google Lab Sessions

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Outlines of different sneaker types for sketching/painting/ collaging onto or tracing.

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A YouTube short demonstrating how a 3D printed shoe concept is visualised using Gravity Sketch software

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3D printed shoe concept for Zellerfeld by Egor Kuzmin x Yacine Hamdani 👟 #shorts #GravitySketch

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Everyone has a creative “type”—knowing yours helps you maximize your potential. Take our quiz to discover your type!

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Nike Design Exploration: Discussion on the design process

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Nike Design Exploration: Discussion on the design process

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Nike Design Exploration Presents: Unafraid to Fail (E1) | Explore Without Boundaries | Nike

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A game to practice AI prompting by seeing images first and guessing the descriptions used to create them.

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Say What You See - Google Arts & Culture

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Learn the art of image prompting with the help of Google AI.

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A taste of what's possible for your class exhibition!

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What’s the Point of Digital Fashion? | Karinna Grant | TED

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Nike releases Air Max shoebox made from recycled cartons and coffee lids

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Simplyfiber: making shoes with natural fiber liquid

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Simplyfiber: making shoes with natural fiber liquid

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We create our fabric by injecting a proprietary, natural fiber liquid into molds, without the need for spinning, weaving, cutting, or sewing. We are on a mission to transform the world’s soft goods through our bio-based materials formulations and sustainable additive manufacturing system. Want to find out more? Check out the below video or connect with us here.

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Anatomy of a sneaker: Understanding your clothing's carbon footprint

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Anatomy of a sneaker: Understanding your clothing's carbon footprint

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The wildly complex anatomy of a sneaker - Angel Chang

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Imagine a world where most of our disposable products can come from and return to Nature.

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Mind Your Step 005 : OXMAN — CONCEPTKICKS®

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Growing Footwear: project Oᵒ In conversation with Neri Oxman Edited by John Chen

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David Lynch on Where Great Ideas Come From

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Future Now: Mr. Bailey Octopus #shorts #shoes #shoesoftheday #museum

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Slide 35: Spend a day in their shoes (student 1)

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Slide 35: Spend a day in their shoes (student 1)

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New Designers (@newdesigners) • Instagram reel

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195 likes, 6 comments - newdesigners on November 23, 2024: “What’s a day in the life like for a final year Footwear Design student? Join Molly Kennings on a typical day at De Montfort University and learn more about the processes behind her creating her project which combines the high-fashion world of runway design with the rugged aesthetic of rodeo culture, all while exploring the concept of modularity in footwear. Visit DMU’s stand at #ND25 in Week 2 to see the finished products, and in the meantime, check out some of Molly’s impressive work on her account @groovytredsbymk 👢 @dmu_footwear_design #NewDesigners #40YearsOfND”.

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Slide 35: Spend a day in their shoes (student 2)

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Slide 35: Spend a day in their shoes (student 2)

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Footwear Design DMU (@dmu_footwear_design) • Instagram reel

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52 likes, 1 comments - dmu_footwear_design on December 17, 2024: “A day in the life of final year DMU Footwear Design student Skye Wicks. Experience a typical day for Skye as she works on her ‘Quagga Project’ inspired by Rodeo, Runway and Equilibrium. Visit DMU’s stand at #ND25 in week 2 to see the finished product, and in the meantime, check out some of Skye’s work on her account @imanawicksx @dmu_footwear_design @newdesigners #NewDesigners #40YearsOfND #dmu #dmuFootwear #dmuFootwearDesign #FootwearDesign #FootwearDesignDMU”.

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Slide 35: Spend a day in their shoes (student 3)

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Slide 35: Spend a day in their shoes (student 3)

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Angie Krawczyk (@angiedesignn) • Instagram reel

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23 likes, 0 comments - angiedesignn on December 7, 2024: “I also slept and ate food but that’s less interesting xo Many thanks to @dmuspecialcollections for showing us the Zandra Rhodes archives 🙌 There is so much inspiration to take from the hundreds of pieces of work she has kept over the decades. Anyways thanks for watching 🥺🎀”.

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Sneakers Unboxed: What does the footwear we choose say about us?

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Warm up for your emoji activity on slide 23

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Get in tune with your favorite emojis! Can you guess the song from just the emojis? 1. 🙋 + 👉 + ⛪️. Take Me to Church 2. 👁+❤+🤘+🧻. I Love Rock and Roll 3. ⛓ + 🔐 + 👩‍❤️‍👨. Cuff It…

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3D Printing Sneakers with Zellerfeld | Honest Review

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Slide 49: Can a shoe be anything – inside Nicole McLaughlin‘s creative process

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Slide 49: Can a shoe be anything – inside Nicole McLaughlin‘s creative process

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The Pun Is Always Intended | Diaries: Nicole McLaughlin

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The art of design: Tinker Hatfield on Footwear Design (full episode)

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The art of design: Tinker Hatfield on Footwear Design (full episode)

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Abstract: The Art of Design | Tinker Hatfield: Footwear Design | FULL EPISODE | Netflix

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Slide 43: Helen Kirkum – Sneakers made from waste

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Slide 43: Helen Kirkum – Sneakers made from waste

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Pringles and Crocs collaboration, inspiring the learners to think about a sneaker design centred around a brand they love that reflects their generation's taste and values.

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Pringles and Crocs launch flavorful collection

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A YouTube short showcasing Nike's collaboration with Lego prompting the question, does a shoe need to be wearable?

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NIKE DUNK X LEGO..🧱🧱🧱#lego #sneaker #viralshort #shoes #brick