Interview with Åsa Westlund!

Posted by Tiffany on April 27th, 2010 Add your comment »

asa pressbild_500 Åsa Westlund and her hand painted clogs (below), available for 3 more days at From Sthlm! photos from Åsa Westlund

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Came across a great interview this morning with our April featured designer Åsa Westlund over at Every Clog Has Its Day.

Some snippets that I thought were particularly interesting:

ECHID: Your shoes are constructed on a very unique high heeled wood sole that I haven’t seen anywhere else. How did you come up with that design?

ÅW: I designed the heel myself. To me it was important to get a nice slimmed wooden heel, made in one piece. It had to feel female and sensual, not too clumsy. Then I got help from a fantastic shoe maker in Italy, to make my designs come real.

ECHID: Are you a full time shoe maker? Or do you do anything else for a career?

ÅW: I am not a full time shoemaker/designer. I am working as a print designer for a big fashion label in Sweden, and my shoes are something I do on the side. I only do very small collections, and the buyer can be sure to be quite unique in her choice.

Click over to Every Clog Has Its Day for the full interview and more gorgeous pictures of Åsa’s There Goes the Neighbourhood clogs including lots of eye candy from previous seasons!

From one clog lover to another, thank you Every Clog Has Its Day for such thoughtful questions and nailing down this interview with Åsa who I know is one busy lady.

We’re coming down to the end of the month. Just 3 days left to get a pair of your own! If you’ve been eying Åsa’s clogs, well, now’s the time.