Fablefootworks is a Footwear, accessories Design and Thought Leadership agency promoting more sustainable and inclusive practises in the creative process.

For the first edition of the second season of Footwear fables we have a discussion with Niek Pulles (@heyniek ) a contemporary artist and a member of Nike ISPA catalyst creation team. Like most I have really enjoyed the output coming out of the Nike ISPA team @_team_team_team_team_team_team, If you have one of these Nike pieces your lucky as the number of shoes produced were quite limited.

This was scheduled to be part of series of short vignettes more off the cuff conversation which was just going to be shared across different platforms. However this conversation was effortlessly engaging, linking general chit chat, sustainability / circularity, future design, Cars, Basketweaving, Jazz and 90’s hiphop it had to be put out on a podcast. 

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Signing off for the Year ....I wanted to finish off the last in the season footwear fable I will be talking to Co-founders of Common Ace Sophia Chang ( @esymai ) and Romy Samuel ( @romromyyy ) to discuss what motivated them to build there awesome female-focused sneaker e-commerce platform.

Shopping for sneakers has not always been the easiest for women, given that the streetwear industry although it has become more and more inclusive in recent years has been historically male-dominated. Having gone through years of scouring online for the right sizes or being let down repeatedly that exciting new releases come in men’s sizing only, footwear fanatics Romy Samuel and Sophia Chang have teamed up to build a new female-focused e-commerce platform Common Ace. 

In this extraordinary time it was great speaking with Sophia and Romy two agile and creative minds thinking outside of the box building a very important journey not only for the culture, but for all of us as individuals

Loved the energy for this last episode of season 1 . Wishing everybody a very Happy Christmas and spreading positive power to all in 2021.

For this Footwear Fable I will be talking to Solene Roure a creative force within the footwear industry who has a list of extraordinary list of achievements. she will be sharing her thoughts about unlocking creativity, the Industry today, personal insights, the positive power of self belief and creativity. 

There are some very fascinating facts about Solene's career she became the first international footwear design intern at Nike hired by the infamous Aaron cooper. Also She became the first sneaker designer at Louis Vuitton, a 2 year freelance contract launched her independent career. She then went on to collaborate with global brands focusing on the juxtaposition between fashion and sport clients included McQueen, GoldenGoose,Hummel, Clarks Originals , Solene also spent sometime championing creativity as the artistic director of Italian luxury sneaker brand Hogan (owned by Tods)

Following that she was Partner and designer at Primury, an independent unisex sneaker brand. Solene introduced the concepts of responsible design and created some exciting concepts during her time there. Around the same time Solene joined Timberland construct, which was an incredible experience and re-inspired her to open up the collaborative aspect of design. She is also a contributor of renown @conceptkicks collective.

Quite recently she has decided to only work with brands and people who share her values. Solene operates out of London as a design consultant, and her current highlight is being Creative Director of @circle_sportswear, a circular running and yoga start up for men and woman. Only available in France right now. A very exciting venture Working more in innovation and collaboration. Her role as creative lead is to tell the story from product to brand not only satisfied with predicting the future but trying to invent it.