Models crafted with fabrics made 100% by hand by the Galician artisan Inés Rodríguez (RIR & CO). Aldanondo y Fdez has taken care of the design, pattern making and assembly by hand of each one of the pieces. These artisan techniques can be learned in the Shoemaking...
Work for the Parisian fashion designer Vejas. In collaborations with fashion designers, Aldanondo y Fdez makes contributions to the design and is in charge of the shoe prototype making, the technical pattern making and the final execution of the pieces.
R&D in shoe design often focuses on finding new materials. This design exercise, however, increases cushioning by using an affordable and close material like a coconut rug. Innovation in design in this case is achieved through pattern making and shoe assembly....
Interchangeable coloured tongues allow the same shoe to match more clothes. In line with the philosophy of buying less, but better, more durable, and more versatile, Aldanondo and Fdez's atelier has created several designs that use coloured tongues. Knowledge of...
Designed in colaboration with Spanish Fashion Designer & artist currently based in between London and Madrid, Tíscar Espadas.
Shoes for the Parisian fashion designer Vejas. In collaborations with fashion designers, Aldanondo y Fdez makes contributions to the design and is in charge of the shoe prototype making, the technical pattern making and the final execution of the pieces..
Convertible shoes are one of Aldanondo and Fdez's fixations. For this Barcelona atelier, overcoming the imperatives of seasonal collections is almost an obsession. This is achieved this time with a saddle —the type of shoe that is usually worn to dance swing— to which...
Creating long-lasting pieces not subject to seasonal changes is one of the obsessions of Aldanondo and Fdez’s atelier in Barcelona. One result of this research is this original design of a loafer that becomes an open sandal for the hottest times of the year using its...
A design experiment where the shoe has a sole that wraps up to the lacing. Those who seek to learn shoe design can strengthen their knowledge with the artisan techniques such as pattern making and assembly of the Shoemaking Courses available.
