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Jun. 14, 2016 | Posted in
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John Shepherd, Shoemaking
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Reporter: John Shepherd | Course:
Shoemaking
Shoe Making 5-Summer Course 2016
My Fifth Week
Last Saturday, I visited the shoe store of Stefano Bemer. They create handmade shoes, primarily for men, but there is a new line of women’s shoes, based on men’s styling. It is an ins… [Read more]
Jun. 13, 2016 | Posted in
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Christine Lesperance, Shoemaking
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Reporter: Christine Lesperance | Course:
Shoemaking
Shoe Making 9-Atelier One-Year Course 2016
In the Footwear Design Course, using a Light Table helps to speed up the process in completing one's collection. When having to sketch multiple shoes of a similar design, we simply take a finished s… [Read more]
Jun. 07, 2016 | Posted in
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Christine Lesperance, Bag Making & Leather Arts
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Bag Making & Leather Arts
Shoe Making 8-Atelier One-Year Course 2016
Students in the design class spent 2 weeks learning how to draw proportions and angles properly. Above is my own sketch of an ankle boot that I learned how to draw with an easy 4-step guide.
Th… [Read more]
Jun. 06, 2016 | Posted in
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John Shepherd, Shoemaking
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Shoe Making 4-Summer Course 2016
My Fourth Week
The oxford shoes are well underway now. They will be “welted”, or as they say here in Italy, “goodyear stitched.” This method involves sewing the lasted upper to the insole, with a s… [Read more]
Jun. 06, 2016 | Posted in
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Christine Lesperance, Shoemaking
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Reporter: Christine Lesperance | Course:
Shoemaking
Shoe Making 7-Atelier One-Year Course 2016
In the design class, we learned how to draw shoes from different angles. Pictures above are examples of an ankle boot in a 3/4 view, and a sandal from a top view.
The pencil sketch, above, is m… [Read more]
Jun. 03, 2016 | Posted in
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Christine Lesperance, Shoemaking
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Reporter: Christine Lesperance | Course:
Shoemaking
Shoe Making 6-Atelier One-Year Course 2016
Studying different ways accessories can adorn shoes. A designer can use flowers, jewels, feathers, buckles, zippers, and more.
This designer chose feathers to accessorize this ankle boot. There… [Read more]
Jun. 02, 2016 | Posted in
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John Shepherd, Shoemaking
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Shoemaking
Shoe Making 3-Summer Course 2016
My Third Week
It is week three and I got a good start on my first pair of shoes. Using the pattern I made in week 2, I cut out the leather pieces and assembled the uppers. The style is a black oxford… [Read more]
Jun. 02, 2016 | Posted in
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Christine Lesperance, Shoemaking
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Reporter: Christine Lesperance | Course:
Shoemaking
Shoe Making 5-Atelier One-Year Course 2016
Working on our mood boards. Mood boards are a type of collage consisting of images and can be a great way for designers to find inspiration and convey their ideas.
Students at the Archaeology M… [Read more]
May. 31, 2016 | Posted in
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John Shepherd, Shoemaking
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Shoemaking
Shoe Making 2-Summer Course 2016
My Second Week
My second week was spent practicing the pattern-making steps I learned in week one.I also made the pattern and the complete shoe for the third décolleté style, the “Chanel”. With the t… [Read more]
May. 31, 2016 | Posted in
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Christine Lesperance, Shoemaking
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Reporter: Christine Lesperance | Course:
Shoemaking
Shoe Making 4-Atelier One-Year Course 2016
Professor Andrea takes the time to carefully examine each student's work during the sketching process. If all looks good, she allows them to move forward to the coloring and shading phase.
Stud… [Read more]
May. 30, 2016 | Posted in
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Mio Miyazaki, Internship
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Reporter: Mio MIYAZAKI | Course:
Internship
Internship 29-Internship Course 2015 (Assistant1)
靴制作コース、レポートの続きです。
前回のつづき、「Derby」製法の靴制作についてです。
Derbyとは、羽根の部分が外側に出ていて、着脱が用意で、サイズも靴ヒモなどで調整できます。
逆に羽根下の部分が内側に入っていてあまり開かないものは、イタリアでは「Francesina」と呼びます。
エレガントで、冠婚葬祭や式典などに向いています。
日本人は足の甲が高い傾向にあるので、… [Read more]
May. 30, 2016 | Posted in
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Christine Lesperance, Shoemaking
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Reporter: Christine Lesperance | Course:
Shoemaking
Shoe Making 3-Atelier One-Year Course 2016
Learning how to properly color our designs. We had to learn first how to shade with color pencils. There are several ways to shade one's work. We were taught all ways but we chose the one that we li… [Read more]
May. 27, 2016 | Posted in
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Christine Lesperance, Shoemaking
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Reporter: Christine Lesperance | Course:
Shoemaking
Shoe Making 2-Atelier One-Year Course 2016
Our professor, Andrea Roth, demonstrating how a particular design would look like on a heel of a woman's shoe. If the students have a difficult time visualizing a feature, we make that feature out o… [Read more]
May. 27, 2016 | Posted in
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John Shepherd, Shoemaking
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Reporter: John Shepherd | Course:
Shoemaking
Shoe Making 1-Summer Course 2016
My First Week
I arrived in Florence on Sunday evening. I was pleasantly greeted by a young Italian man. He drove me to the apartment where I will be staying for the duration of the course. The apar… [Read more]
May. 26, 2016 | Posted in
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Christine Lesperance, Shoemaking
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Reporter: Christine Lesperance | Course:
Shoemaking
Shoe Making 1-Atelier One-Year Course 2016
The first week of class we discovered and discussed different styles of shoes. The Slingback shoe, the Mary Jane, and a couple of pumps were available for us to view up close.
Learning proporti… [Read more]
May. 26, 2016 | Posted in
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Mio Miyazaki, Internship
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Reporter: Mio MIYAZAKI | Course:
Internship
Internship 28-Internship Course 2015 (Assistant1)
今回はアカデミアリアチでもトップクラスの人気を誇る靴制作コースを見学し、
生徒さん達の制作の様子を見せてもらいました。
靴制作に関しては素人な私ですが、靴に精通していない方でも、イタリアの靴と言えば世界に誇る最高品質、そしてデザインということはご存知なのではないでしょうか！
イタリアの靴と日本の靴は基本的に何が違うのか、生徒さんやアシスタントに聞いてみました。
まずは、イタリアで作… [Read more]
May. 24, 2016 | Posted in
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Mio Miyazaki, Internship
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Reporter: Mio MIYAZAKI | Course:
Internship
Internship 27-Internship Course 2015 (Assistant1)
Webページのレッスンです。
グラフィックデザイン、マスターコースのAhraさんにお話を聞きました。
Webページは、制作物を紹介して認知度を向上させたり、興味のあるユーザーを集めコンタクトをとったりという目的から作成されます。
学生さんが作るものの中には、作品の紹介だけではなく、カートをつけて売り出したり、ビジネスのきっかけとしても広く使われています。
Webページを作る… [Read more]
Reporter: John Shepherd | Course: Shoemaking
Shoe Making 5-Summer Course 2016
My Fifth Week Last Saturday, I visited the shoe store of Stefano Bemer. They create handmade shoes, primarily for men, but there is a new line of women’s shoes, based on men’s styling. It is an ins… [Read more]
Reporter: Christine Lesperance | Course: Shoemaking
Shoe Making 9-Atelier One-Year Course 2016
In the Footwear Design Course, using a Light Table helps to speed up the process in completing one's collection. When having to sketch multiple shoes of a similar design, we simply take a finished s… [Read more]
Reporter: Christine Lesperance | Course: Bag Making & Leather Arts
Shoe Making 8-Atelier One-Year Course 2016
Students in the design class spent 2 weeks learning how to draw proportions and angles properly. Above is my own sketch of an ankle boot that I learned how to draw with an easy 4-step guide. Th… [Read more]
Reporter: John Shepherd | Course: Shoemaking
Shoe Making 4-Summer Course 2016
My Fourth Week The oxford shoes are well underway now. They will be “welted”, or as they say here in Italy, “goodyear stitched.” This method involves sewing the lasted upper to the insole, with a s… [Read more]
Reporter: Christine Lesperance | Course: Shoemaking
Shoe Making 7-Atelier One-Year Course 2016
In the design class, we learned how to draw shoes from different angles. Pictures above are examples of an ankle boot in a 3/4 view, and a sandal from a top view. The pencil sketch, above, is m… [Read more]
Reporter: Christine Lesperance | Course: Shoemaking
Shoe Making 6-Atelier One-Year Course 2016
Studying different ways accessories can adorn shoes. A designer can use flowers, jewels, feathers, buckles, zippers, and more. This designer chose feathers to accessorize this ankle boot. There… [Read more]
Reporter: John Shepherd | Course: Shoemaking
Shoe Making 3-Summer Course 2016
My Third Week It is week three and I got a good start on my first pair of shoes. Using the pattern I made in week 2, I cut out the leather pieces and assembled the uppers. The style is a black oxford… [Read more]
Reporter: Christine Lesperance | Course: Shoemaking
Shoe Making 5-Atelier One-Year Course 2016
Working on our mood boards. Mood boards are a type of collage consisting of images and can be a great way for designers to find inspiration and convey their ideas. Students at the Archaeology M… [Read more]
Reporter: John Shepherd | Course: Shoemaking
Shoe Making 2-Summer Course 2016
My Second Week My second week was spent practicing the pattern-making steps I learned in week one.I also made the pattern and the complete shoe for the third décolleté style, the “Chanel”. With the t… [Read more]
Reporter: Christine Lesperance | Course: Shoemaking
Shoe Making 4-Atelier One-Year Course 2016
Professor Andrea takes the time to carefully examine each student's work during the sketching process. If all looks good, she allows them to move forward to the coloring and shading phase. Stud… [Read more]
Reporter: Mio MIYAZAKI | Course: Internship
Internship 29-Internship Course 2015 (Assistant1)
靴制作コース、レポートの続きです。 前回のつづき、「Derby」製法の靴制作についてです。 Derbyとは、羽根の部分が外側に出ていて、着脱が用意で、サイズも靴ヒモなどで調整できます。 逆に羽根下の部分が内側に入っていてあまり開かないものは、イタリアでは「Francesina」と呼びます。 エレガントで、冠婚葬祭や式典などに向いています。 日本人は足の甲が高い傾向にあるので、… [Read more]
Reporter: Christine Lesperance | Course: Shoemaking
Shoe Making 3-Atelier One-Year Course 2016
Learning how to properly color our designs. We had to learn first how to shade with color pencils. There are several ways to shade one's work. We were taught all ways but we chose the one that we li… [Read more]
Reporter: Christine Lesperance | Course: Shoemaking
Shoe Making 2-Atelier One-Year Course 2016
Our professor, Andrea Roth, demonstrating how a particular design would look like on a heel of a woman's shoe. If the students have a difficult time visualizing a feature, we make that feature out o… [Read more]
Reporter: John Shepherd | Course: Shoemaking
Shoe Making 1-Summer Course 2016
My First Week I arrived in Florence on Sunday evening. I was pleasantly greeted by a young Italian man. He drove me to the apartment where I will be staying for the duration of the course. The apar… [Read more]
Reporter: Christine Lesperance | Course: Shoemaking
Shoe Making 1-Atelier One-Year Course 2016
The first week of class we discovered and discussed different styles of shoes. The Slingback shoe, the Mary Jane, and a couple of pumps were available for us to view up close. Learning proporti… [Read more]
Reporter: Mio MIYAZAKI | Course: Internship
Internship 28-Internship Course 2015 (Assistant1)
今回はアカデミアリアチでもトップクラスの人気を誇る靴制作コースを見学し、 生徒さん達の制作の様子を見せてもらいました。 靴制作に関しては素人な私ですが、靴に精通していない方でも、イタリアの靴と言えば世界に誇る最高品質、そしてデザインということはご存知なのではないでしょうか！ イタリアの靴と日本の靴は基本的に何が違うのか、生徒さんやアシスタントに聞いてみました。 まずは、イタリアで作… [Read more]
Reporter: Mio MIYAZAKI | Course: Internship
Internship 27-Internship Course 2015 (Assistant1)
Webページのレッスンです。 グラフィックデザイン、マスターコースのAhraさんにお話を聞きました。 Webページは、制作物を紹介して認知度を向上させたり、興味のあるユーザーを集めコンタクトをとったりという目的から作成されます。 学生さんが作るものの中には、作品の紹介だけではなく、カートをつけて売り出したり、ビジネスのきっかけとしても広く使われています。 Webページを作る… [Read more]