Erïk Bjerkesjö's subversive style has been a long time in the making, he completed masters in advanced fashion footwear design at Polimoda under the guidance of Patrick de Muynck & Linda Loppa.

Erïk's vision is to make a thoughtful, elegant design that is innovative and a post-modern synthesis.The inaugural collection is being entirely manually produced by the designer himself as well as seasoned craftsmen in the rich, fecund, rolling green hills of Tuscany. And the shoemaker’s brand, etched on the upper element of the sole, is the logotype of the Tuscany region, which has come to symbolise its superlative craftsmanship over many decades.



From the sedulous leather selection down to the hand placement of the completed work in its black box, the genesis of each and every pair of shoes is a singular and meticulous labor of passion for well made shoes.

The progressive fabrication process takes place within the confines of an atelier, where whiffs of fine leather scent the air and are punctuated by the rhythmic knocks of delicate hammers.

Environment is of the essence, and ensures that a pair of shoes are enduring models of genuinely traditional craftsmanship and artisanal skill.The construction process begins in the Clicking Room, in which the elements are cut out, one at a time. Onwards, the individual pieces then pass through the Prep Room, where thread making takes place and the pieces and are hand-sewn. From there, they head finally into the Closing Room, where the completed segments of the upper are united.

Once the upper has been completed, it is whisked then to the Lasting Room, where the shoe at last begins to take on its formal shape. From there it’s a stay in the Making Room, where the signature Goodyear stitching process suffuses the shoe with a great deal of its character. Nearly complete, the shoe’s next stop is the Finishing Room, where the artisanal detail work is done before the finishing touches are applied in the Shoe Room.



With its hand-beveled waist, fine punching on its toe cap and rounded soles, this collection of low and high ankle Derby models positively reek of the bespoke, characteristic of the collection. Buried inside the handmade heel is a veritable treasure: six times three eighteen-carat gold pins, an homage to the most dignified among classics, the Vienna heel.

And at the end of their formidable journey, after laborious weeks and many, many hours of care by craftsmen who have pored over each detail, the shoe is born: An exquisite, wholly one hundredand-ten per cent one-of-a-kind handmade treasure, quintessentially beautiful and unmistakable in its artisan craftsmanship.