David Mawdsley

Footwear Designer / Developer / Maker

A First Class BA Honours Footwear Design Graduate from DeMontfort University, with a passion for all aspects of footwear, from Design & Manufacturing for both Men’s & Women’s fashion & performance. A talented, enthusiastic, unique designer, with reputable drawing & illustration skills, who is eager for a challenge & takes pride in his work. Possessing the technical ability to turn design into functional, innovative & unique products. An up to date designer gaining inspiration from fashion trends, popular culture & alternative innovative design/art.

Ability to work to a creative brief, but alternatively push its boundaries by applying new ideas with functional & marketable values to create commercial products. An eye for proportion, material & colour, with creative & technical abilities for the development of highly thought out footwear & products. An ambitious nature to grow as a designer & gain further knowledge in all aspects of the industry. A healthy competitive nature & yearning to learn, stemming from a history of committed sports from a young age (skateboarding, basketball, athletics & mixed martial arts) & alternative lifestyles, opening doors to new experiences & cultures which led to an early love of footwear & the need to peruse a carrier within the industry.