Jonathan Bankowski

• Designed Coca-Cola and Crayola branded footwear for men, women, and children, ensuring alignment with brand aesthetics
• Designed men’s casual lifestyle footwear for outdoor brand Avalanche, balancing trend research, seasonal color/material development, and technical construction requirements

• Designed seasonal footwear for Lugz, Ben Sherman, and British Knights
• Collaborated with Fender and Xavier Wulf/Hollow Squad to design and develop small-run, limited edition collections
• Evolved each brand’s identity and design language by introducing new concepts and targeting new opportunities
• Refreshed core staples with new, trend-driven materials, colors, and details to push continued commercial success
• Worked with marketing and development to ensure product was well marketed, design-forward, and delivered on schedule

• Continued working relationship with Jack Schwartz Shoes, designing multiple seasonal styles
• Worked with start-up boot brand Parkhurst to assist with shell pattern development for new and existing styles
• Worked with wrestling brand Rudis to design and develop performance wrestling and training footwear:
- Learned to balance functionality, aesthetics, and technical construction
- Collaborated with world-class wrestlers to design/develop signature footwear lines and their brand identities
- Develop themed collaborative collections with Marvel and Rocky, overseeing concept, design execution, and material direction

• Designed for Lugz, Emeril Lagasse, Guy Harvey, Andrew Marc/Marc New York, and British Knights, delivering category-specific footwear aligned to each brand’s identity and consumer needs
• Helped launch footwear brands for Emeril Lagasse and Guy Harvey, working closely with designers, developers, and factories
• Overhauled Lugz’s vulcanize line, updating lasts, outsoles, and foxing to modernize core styles and improve silhouettes
• Led packaging design and development, applying cohesive branding throughout product and retail touchpoints

• Designed lifestyle footwear for men, women, and children, balancing global trend research with regional consumer insights
• Oversaw the end-to-end product cycle from initial sketch to final production
• Worked on-site at Chinese and Korean factories to manage prototyping and resolve technical construction issues
• Learned to adapt to international markets, focusing on design solutions tailored to cultural preferences and trends

• Designed exclusively with New Balance and PF Flyers
• Designed exclusive seasonal NB footwear for Tier 0, Tier 1 accounts; Developed full seasonal lines for PF Flyers
• Reintroduced heritage styles with classic and/or trend specific colors and materials
• Transformed heritage styles into performance concepts by utilizing modern tech and construction processes