April 12, 2021

Artist Collab: Yoko Kawai

Dive into our interview with Yoko Kawai of @kawaidesigns, the artist behind our most recent Limited-Edition Collaboration — "Playful Dots."  ⁠⁠ We met Yoko at Head West - an event put on by our friend, Jimmy Brower. Yoko was showcasing her embellished, leather wallets which caught Michael’s eye. Michael thought...

June 25, 2020

Artist Collab: JULU • June 2020

Juliana Lupacchino is a painter and muralist in Savannah, Georgia.   She paints on all kinds of surfaces: walls, cars, surfboards, and now, shoes! We were instantly drawn to her aesthetic—and the way she embraces color with joy and exuberance.  This was one of our fastest-selling-out collaborations to date.  More of Juliana's work • @ju.lu  + julujulu.com

February 27, 2020

Artist Collab: Jason Palmeri • December 2019

Jason is a leather burner, painter and hand-poked tattoo artist in Austin, Texas.  Jason and founder Michael met up at Trans Pecos festival in Marfa last fall, connecting over Jason's intricate and one-of-a-kind leather burned pieces.  Jason created three stunning Texas landscape-inspired compositions, burned one by one onto every shoe. 

February 27, 2020

Artist Collab: Arwyn Moonrise • October 2019

Arwyn is an embroidery and hand-poked tattoo artist in San Francisco, California. We've known Arwyn for some time, through all her art forms (she's also a hat-maker with our friends at Hampui Medicine hats!)  She offered to try embroidering original designs onto a pair of solid slides. We hadn't thought of this medium,...

February 27, 2020

Artist Collab: Shaine Drake • August 2019

Shaine is a marbling and fiber artist in San Francisco, California.  Creative director Kristen (who is also a part time leather worker), worked for years with Shaine at local art store Case for Making. Together they would make marbled leather wallets, notebook covers, and more. So of course we wanted to try Shaine's process...

February 27, 2020

Artist Collab: Sean Spellman • March 2019

Sean is an artist and musician in Westerly, Rhode Island.  We first met Sean at one of our favorite festivals, Mercado Sagrado. We admired his minimalist yet playful collection of paintings, and he admired (and bought a pair of) Mohinders. Soon after, he had the brilliant idea of using a heated tool to...