Ars Sutoria School | Pattern making and technical design - 10 weeks

Pattern making and technical design

Fashion and industrial designers that wish to pursue a career in the footwear industry
Footwear designers and technicians who wish to enhance their skills in design and pattern development
Different footwear profiles such as buyers, source’s, managers, entrepreneurs who need to understand in depth the complete cycle of footwear development

More than 50% of the 400 hour class sessions is dedicated to footwear pattern drafting, a topic which is indispensable for both designers and technicians. Ars Sutoria’s renown technical methodology is effectively adapted in shoe factories with extreme precision compared to the traditional trial and error approach. Women’s, men’s and children’s shoes are covered during this course. Shoe classifications, the pump, the derby, the oxford, the loafer, the sandal and the boot are examined in depth together with cemented/AGO, tubular moccasin, SOL-california/sewn-in-sock, Goodyear, Blake, strobel constructions etc.
Part of the class time is dedicated to theoretical lessons on topics such as last measurements, size conversions, tanning processes, project and production of footwear components, analysis and identification of different materials used for uppers and linings.

The balance of the training program is dedicated to sketching and to the development of footwear prototypes based on students creative ideas.