Kobi Levi's Footwear Art Pops Up in Selfrdiges

Kobi Levi's shoes are a walking work of art and now they are hot footing over from Israel to the UK. From 22 Oct, they will be putting their best foot forward in an exclusive pop up boutique in Selfridges shoe Galleries Oxford Street London.

One of the designs on display and available to buy will be:

The Mallard at £1045 - definitely not a sitting duck!

Others will include the jaw dropping Shark (£1045) and Madonna's Blonde Ambition (£1915) which is more expensive but then she is a material girl

Helen Attwood, Buying Manager for Shoes at Selfridges, comments: “We’re so excited to bring Kobi Levi’s designs to a wider audience as the first UK stockist of the collection. The Shoe Galleries was designed to be a home for the most creative and pioneering talent in footwear design, and Kobi’s work is a perfect fit for that purpose.

Kobi Levi comments: "I'm just thrilled to bring my designs to Selfridges! This is a dream come true for me. I invite all women to visit, feel the shoes, see how real they are and try them on. I can't wait to hear the reactions.”

New Kobi Levi Footwear Designs - Flamingo, Ostrich & Stork

Kobi Levi's fascination with feathery creatures gives birth to a new triplet:

Flamingo, Ostrich and Stork! 

This time Kobi Levi chose to focus on birds, which are best known for their dominant long legs and iconic pose. Through a long process of research and development Kobi found a common silhouette for the three birds, which accentuates their striking features by simply altering the colour scheme. The upper for each design is hand-made from leather.

The Flamingo upper is made from pink glossy leather, which mimics it's wet and slippery body. The Ostrich upper is uniquely made from black rugged leather, which was chosen to resemble its bulky feathers.
A clear white leather was chosen for the Stork, to maintain its majestic look and contrast with its shiny orange beak. This birdy silhouette leans strongly on a specially designed and crafted stiletto heel, which combines the familiar stiletto shape with the thin bird legs. This heel is the most complicated part of this design.
Each piece is moulded in metal, painted and finished by hand to create the perfect shape for these designs. Each one of the three designs will be hand-made per order in limited editions of 20 pairs only per design. They are available in Euro sizes 36-42 from the brand website – www.kobilevidesign.com

Kobi Levi's latest Footwear Art Design - The Cheerleader

It's the day for quirky shoes articles and here's the latest design from Kobi Levi:

Cheerleader blue and Cheerleader red 

Kobi was inspired by the unique combination of sexiness and innocence of the American Cheerleader.

Heels are knee-high socks,  the back is a pleated two coloured mini skirt over frilly white panties. and of course the pom pom created in thin leather laces. 

I know cheerleaders are American , but the red, white and blue colours are just right to cheer on the British Olympic team and to wear with your Queen's Diamond Jubilee outfit.

Price  £1,268 and only 20 made.

www.kobilevidesign.com

Kobi Levi's latest Sculptural Shoe Design

Here’s the latest wearable sculptural shoe from our whacky Israeli shoe designer Kobi Levi.

This time it’s the elephant  with the trunk as the heel and the large flappy ears as the sides of this shoe boot. 

Colour palette: obviously elephant grey.

The shoes are all handmade to order in his Tel Aviv studio.
Details are:
Kobi Levi Studio
3 Levontin St.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Studio +972-77-4810263
info@kobilevidesign.com
http://kobilevidesign.blogspot.com/

About Kobi:
Graduated from Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem 2001, Kobi Levi went on to specialise in footwear design and art.
He sees the shoe as his canvas and most of his inspirations are worlds apart from the usual footwear ideas, resulting in an extreme transformation and a humoristic take on the concept used.

Kobi Levi Shoes - Wearable Works of Art

For you shoe-a-holics who already see footwear as a work of art and have your own shoe collection proudly on display, then a pair of Kobi Levi's sculptural shoes is a 'must have'. Plus they are wearable which probably cannot be said for some of those skyscraper shoes you fell in love with, bought on impulse but now live in your wardrobe to be occassionly tried on and then put back in the box.

His latest collection is the limited edition Bird Series:

SWAN

TOUCAN

MALLARD DUCK

The shoes are all handmade to order in his Tel Aviv studio.

Details are:

Kobi Levi Studio

3 Levontin St.

Tel Aviv, Israel

Studio +972-77-4810263

info@kobilevidesign.com

http://kobilevidesign.blogspot.com/

About Kobi:

Graduated from Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem 2001, Kobi Levi went on to specialise in footwear design and art.

He sees the shoe as his canvas and most of his inspirations are worlds apart from the usual footwear ideas, resulting in an extreme transformation and a humoristic take on the concept used.