I named this wholecut Claudia, after one of the protagonists from the show, Dark, who’s heterochromia (a variation in the colour of one’s eyes) was the inspiration behind the colour scheme. I like the idea of wearing asymmetrically coloured shoes and having the medial sides in contrasting colours felt like a great way to achieve a unique look.

For this personal project one of my primary focuses was on texturing, and a wholecut provides a great canvas to do so. I approached the texturing as closely as one would when creating a real tamponata effect, building up the colour, layer by layer until there was real depth to the texture. It also provided a great platform to utilise Substance Painters new 3d path tool for the punching, stitching and more.

Software used:

Blender

Substance Painter

Illustrator

Photoshop

I‘ve long been a fan of Berluti shoes and so I decided to create a personal project that would showcase a full workflow of my design skills, from sketching to 3D animation. The aim was also to show how I could work with existing infrastructure (Berluti’s Shadow sole), rather than design something completely from scratch.

Software used:

Blender

Substance Painter

Substance Sampler

Illustrator

Photoshop

Lightroom

Premiere Pro

Hand drawing

“Stanque by any other name would smell as sweet.”

Coming soon to a holiday season advertising slot near you. Stanque is born from the heady scent of creativity; crafted from the blood, sweat and tears of hours spent in front of the computer, clicking repetitively on the mouse to get details like the logo and fluid dynamics just right.

Apply liberally.

Software used:

Blender - Modelling/Texturing/Rendering

Substance Painter - Texturing

Illustrator - Logos / Alphas

Photoshop - Post-processing

I created some promo shots for each colour group of my Summer Fruits range of sneakers, each group aligning with its own fruit.

Fun fact: the sole tread is the topographical map of the Amalfi coast (between San Lazarro and Minori specifically), a location where these sneakers would be right at home.

Sofware used:

Blender

Substance Painter

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

A personal project of mine to design a sneaker with a range of summer colours. Each colour block has two options to suit the more extroverted or introverted wearer.

Software used:

Blender

Substance Painter

Illustrator

Photoshop

This is an athletics track spike that I designed as a personal exercise to see where excess weight could be shaved off, to provide an athlete with optimal performance.

Software used:

Blender: Modelling, texturing, volumetrics and rendering.

Substance Painter: Colouring and texturing.

Illustrator: Logos and alphas.

Photoshop: Post-processing.

This is a formal derby that I designed for J-Walk Limited to promote the 3D design services that the company offers.

Software used:

Blender: Modelling and rendering.

Substance Painter: Colouring and texturing.

Illustrator: Logos and alphas.

Photoshop: Post-processing.

This toe cap Oxford style was created as a personal project to explore 3D modelling of formal footwear styles.

Software used:

Blender: Modelling and rendering.

Substance Painter: Colouring and texturing.

Illustrator: Logos and alphas.

Photoshop: Post-processing.

These are a selection of shoe lasts that I digitized from references sent by Springline Lasts, a manufacturer based in Northampton. These can then be used by brands to create a digital archive of their lasts, rather than take up valuable storage space.

Software used:

Blender: Retopology, modelling and rendering.

Substance Painter: Colouring and texturing.

Illustrator: Logos and alphas.

Photoshop: Post-processing.

These are some 3D images from a project commissioned for Pony to create a digital library of their samples to be viewed by buyers who were unable to view them in person during the pandemic.

Software used:

Blender - Modelling and rendering.

Substance Painter - Colouring and texturing.

Illustrator - Logos and alphas.

Photoshop - Post-processing.

Kit Sticks was a project for a client who wanted sustainable utensils designed for kids to help them learn how to use chopsticks.

Software used:

Rhino 3D: Modelling.

Blender: Modelling, colouring, texturing and rendering.

I created a small animation to test out the cloth simulation and wind physics in Blender.

Software used:

Blender - Modelling, texturing, animation and rendering.

A Lightbulb Moment was a series of images that I created, trying to create a light-hearted representation of the creative spark that happens when I come up with a new idea.

Software used:

Rhino 3D - Modelling.

Blender - Modelling, texturing and rendering.

I designed this cupsole as a study in parametric design, utilising the Grasshopper plugin to create the ‘parched Earth’ sole tread.

Software used:

Rhino 3D: Modelling and rendering.

Grasshopper: Parametric modelling.

This is a Court Trainer with TPU sole inserts that I designed for a personal project.

Software used:

Illustrator

A knitted sock sneaker that I designed for a personal project.

Software used:

Illustrator

This is a range of neoprene-based trainers that I designed for a personal project.

Software used:

Illustrator