Fashion

Ian Cobb – Senior Design Director at Merrell – on packing the firm’s Jeep hiking boot with plenty of surprising design details.

KOI’s Founder and Creative Director Uzair Ahmad and Footwear Designer Madeline Wood talk us through KOI’s recent collaboration with Playboy.

Dan Sullivan – Owner and Designer at Irregular Choice – discusses how the firm’s TRANSFORMERS collaboration led them to a shoe concept they’d never attempted before…

Marianne James – Vice President, Europe & Asia, Licensed Consumer Products at Hasbro – talks us through recent footwear collaborations with Skechers and Irregular Choice.

The regional Skechers design and marketing team talks us through their collaboration with Hasbro on a new TRANSFORMERS collection.

Ruth Henriquez – Head of Consumer Products EMEA at Mattel – discusses why footwear remains an exciting canvas for creative collaborations.

The team at Superga on how diving into the Barbie archives helped inform its latest collaboration.

“We hope this 25-piece collection inspires adventure-seekers to get outdoors and experience the transformative benefits of nature,” said Nadia Svensson, Senior Product Director of BU Outdoor at adidas.

Sr. Global Head of Minecraft Consumer Products at Microsoft, Federico San Martin on creativity, authenticity and what Suspicious Stew actually tastes like.

Artist Lou Patrou talks us through his accidental entrance into licensing.