Chau Har Lee

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• MA Degree

  School

  School of Design

  Programme

  MA Fashion Womenswear, 2009

  Specialism

  Footwear

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  http://www.chauharlee.com/

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• This collection was inspired by Luigi Colani and Pierre Cardin - their optimism, delight in materials and futuristic vision. I admire their commitment to the pure idea and how the design object becomes almost fetishised. In this way the shoes work as both sculptural, aesthetic pieces and functional footwear.
  

  I combined traditional shoe making techniques with new technologies. Thinking three-dimensionally and using rapid-prototyping and laser cutting to create architectural structures. I also introduced materials like steel, acrylic and wood to contrast with softer, stretched and moulded leather.

  I try to create a tension between masculinity and femininity in my shoes, making objects that have strength and power but still intensely desirable.

• Degrees

• Foundation Art and Design, Camberwell College of Arts, 1999; BA (Hons) Design, Marketing and Product Development: Footwear and Accessories, Cordwainers College, London, 2002

• Experience

• Footwear Tutor, Prescott and Mackay, London, 2004–9; Footwear Tutor, London College of Fashion, London, 2008–9; Footwear Technical Consultant, Marloes ten Bhömer, London, 2008–9; Shoemaking Assistant, Georgina Goodman, London, 2008

• Awards

• Winning Team, Footwear, Umbro Competition, 2008; Finalist, Footwear, ITS EIGHT International Talent Support Competition, 2009; Winner, Footwear Scholarship, Footwear Friends Designer Award, 2008