FINSK

FINSK is the London based label of Finnish born shoe designer Julia Lundsten, launched in 2004. Julia is an alumna of the Royal College of Art, where she won the prestigious Manolo Blahnik Award two years consecutively. “Exquisite," “divine,” and “perfect” were just some of the superlatives used by Blahnik to describe Lundsten’s shoes. Dubbed as the 'Eames of footwear,' Lundsten has established herself as a designer with a strong vision and unique, directional style with her modern designs that are avant-garde yet supremely wearable. With an architect father and interior designer mother, Lundsten has cultivated an eye for design, clearly reflected in her work. Some of her biggest inspirations have derived from natural architecture, including buildings and furniture details as well as structures found in nature.

Lundsten explains: “I often think of shoes as ‘mini-buildings’ for the feet. There is a lot of engineering and detail similar to that in architecture, so I think it’s quite natural that shoe designers look at architecture for inspiration.”

A main concept of FINSK is to work with traditional, natural materials, such as wood and leather, but use them in a very modern way. Julia Lundsten seeks to continually evolve a label with dynamic longevity that is renowned for its architectural design balanced with comfort and effortless style.