Friday Five with Aaron Childress of Woollier
We check in with sneaker aficionado, Aaron Childress of luxe sneaker brand Woollier, to see what keeps him happy and his creativity piqued.
You don’t have to be a sneakerhead to love and appreciate a well-designed pair of kicks and with sneakers becoming permanently embedded in high-fashion, it’s nice to see a brand doing it well, like Los Angeles-based Woollier. Aaron Childress, the founder and creative director of the luxe sneaker brand, designs and creates each pair to resemble fine art, with each gold embossed with its own run number and the total quantity made. Inspired by a mix of 80s and 90s basketball pop culture, Muhammad Ali, and mother nature, each sleek pair of sneakers are handmade in Italy using the finest calf or nubuck leathers and finished off with gold detailing. What began as a word of mouth business which involved fitting clients in their homes has now grown to outfitting some of the most prominent athletes of today (and more). This Friday Five checks in with the sneaker aficionado to see what keeps him happy and his creativity piqued. Photo by Lance Webel via Flickr
1. Juxtaposition. Some of the most interesting artistic outcomes are created through contrast. Themes of humility and greatness, power and elegance, opulence and class are ever present and prominent in the human experience; these ideas inspired my first collection. Moreover, I believe that juxtaposition creates a tension that is resolved through good design. Simple Dist...
You don’t have to be a sneakerhead to love and appreciate a well-designed pair of kicks and with sneakers becoming permanently embedded in high-fashion, it’s nice to see a brand doing it well, like Los Angeles-based Woollier. Aaron Childress, the founder and creative director of the luxe sneaker brand, designs and creates each pair to resemble fine art, with each gold embossed with its own run number and the total quantity made. Inspired by a mix of 80s and 90s basketball pop culture, Muhammad Ali, and mother nature, each sleek pair of sneakers are handmade in Italy using the finest calf or nubuck leathers and finished off with gold detailing. What began as a word of mouth business which involved fitting clients in their homes has now grown to outfitting some of the most prominent athletes of today (and more). This Friday Five checks in with the sneaker aficionado to see what keeps him happy and his creativity piqued. Photo by Lance Webel via Flickr
1. Juxtaposition. Some of the most interesting artistic outcomes are created through contrast. Themes of humility and greatness, power and elegance, opulence and class are ever present and prominent in the human experience; these ideas inspired my first collection. Moreover, I believe that juxtaposition creates a tension that is resolved through good design. Simple Dist...
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