Luxury Materials From the grounds of Italy

We changed June courses to a WEEKEND COURSE! Come join us for a webinar!

You will gain a 360 degrees view, a complete insight of luxury materials straight from the grounds of Italy.

It will really benefit those who want to start their own shoe line, shoe designers and materials developers who already work in the industry, from beginners to experienced professionals, on the current luxury material manufacturing world. We will cover leathers, textiles, synthetic materials, and finishing and application process on materials.

It is a 2-day weekend ONLINE, LIVE WEBINAR. 2-hours at a time. (Sunday, we will have two 2-hour sessions, sandwiching a lunch break) Join us from anywhere in the world!

👠9-11am Eastern Standard Time, on both days, and Sunday, additional 12pm - 2pm.

👠6-8am Pacific Time, Sunday additional 9am - 11am.

👠3-5pm Central European Time, Sunday additional 6pm - 8pm

👠10pm-Midnight Japan Time, Sunday, additional 1am - 3am (!!)

Once you sign up, we will send you the instructions on how to watch us live. PDFs and slideshows will be available to you.

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Instructors for this course is Richard Siccardi and Elena Marradi from Studio Arise-s in Vigevano, Italy, where the luxury footwear manufacturing happens nearby.

Elena Marradi has a decade of experience in material research, trends, and product development. She leads the Arise.S Material & Research team with her undeniable analytical skills and forecasting fashion trends in luxury footwear and leather goods business, crossed with her vast knowledge of materials and solutions to support the designers and brands. She will be teaching day 2 morning and afternoon.

Richard Siccardi is a Co-founder, project manager and customer relations from Studio Arise-s . Richard has a background in pattern making in a factory that manufactured products of Versace, Missoni, Max Mara, Mario Cerutti, etc. He also served as a collection developer in the factory, which produced for international brands such as Manolo Blahnik, Christian Loubotin, and many others. He also shared his experiences as professor in Ars Sutoria, a well-known pattern making school in Milan (with an outpost short courses in the USA as well) for years, and has taught over 1000 students from all over the world.

His specialty is very hands-on, product and design oriented, with attention to details, with immense knowledge in pattern making. Interpreting a design into a pattern, then into a product, he liaises between clients and factories to develop a footwear line. He’s your strongest supporter. He will be teaching Day 1 morning class.