Sabah Shoes

The Cosmic Collection. Made in collaboration with Sabah. I researched and experimented with how to successfully marble these beautiful hand sewn leather Baba shoes, and the results are truly special, high quality, and unique. 

The collection features three custom designs inspired by recurring motifs of emotion and spirituality, along with the joyous colors of the natural world. Each composition begins with paint, floated and drawn by hand across a marbling bath. The Baba is then carefully dipped into the bath, transferring the image directly onto the leather. The fluid nature of the process means no two pairs will ever be exactly alike.

Each pair is made to order and individually dyed by hand in my studio. In addition to the shoes we designed a silk scarf made in Como, Italy and a pair of socks made in Porto, Portugal.