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TEAM UNDFTD
Roster: Zia Ahmad, Clifford Charles, Andrew Parks and Lindsey Johnson (CMF)
Is it weird that sometimes I forget shoes are made out of fabrics? I mean I KNOW they are, but I so don’t look at them that way. It’s just a 3D product. I always forget that someone had to take the time to sit down with a designer and pick out certain colors, textures, and styles to bring their vision to life!
And that someone is a CMF! Don’t know what a CMF is?! It’s a color, materials finishes designer (duh). Once you’ve got your paneling, story, and consumer needs locked, it’s time to take a quick trip over to your local CMF where you can pimp your design out in the freshest color trends, dopest new materials and interesting finishes!
Today we got to sit down with Pensole’s lead CMF teacher, Suzette Henry, who walked talked us through everything from how the human eye observes color, all the way up to the latest color trends of 2017!
We had an Ariaprene rep come by and talk about all the advantages and benefits of the material and how it’s light years ahead of neoprene in every way.
We even got to see some secret new carbon fiber makeups, like 3D carbon fiber printing, as well as carbon fiber spun from glass! (don’t ask me how).
All in all, Suzette Henry is a super fun teacher who always keeps the class lively and excited with her hilariously colorful commentary as well as her years of footwear, color, materials and finishes story.
All in all a super exciting day!
Well..
Back to sketching!
