More than a bespoke footwear designer, Noriyuki Misawa is known for his skill in creating shoes that are works of art in their own right, whether they’re inspired by a violin or have names such as Mouse Attacks Shoe or Crust.
If you are already familiar with Christian Louboutin, Salvatore Ferragamo and Roger Vivier, it is time to add one more name to your lexicon of shoemakers to know. Enter Noriyuki Misawa, one of Japan’s top bespoke shoe designers.
His mother was an art lover who influenced his own artistic passion so that after he graduated with a degree in English literature, he decided to forge his own path as a shoemaker. So the 28-year-old Misawa moved to Vienna, Austria, to hone his craft by working at a traditional shoemaking workshop. He also had a stint with Simone Springer, a shoe designer for fashion brands.
To do so, he studied art with a teacher for four years to learn techniques such as applying gold leaves to leather. He said: “I was simply shocked by the fact that such techniques existed. I instantly felt that they could be utilised in shoemaking.” For instance, this technique is used in Music, his design inspired by the violin.
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