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Christine Lesperance
Nationality: American
Course: shoe design and making
Program: One year
Period : Apr.25,2016-July 29,2016
Jun. 23, 2016 | Posted in Reports, Shoemaking , Student Reporter | Tags:Christine Lesperance, ShoemakingReporter: Christine Lesperance | Course: Shoemaking
Shoe Making 10-Atelier One-Year Course 2016
Student created a shoe design using satin laces. In order to best envision how to position the laces on the shoe, a few sketches were made. Below are two examples.
Professor Andrea using a last (mold) to determine how the laces of the shoe should be positioned. Once we agreed on the positioning, the necessary changes were made to the design/sketch.
Professor and student, working late, to understand a complex design. In the end, a solution was found which is always rewarding.
A replica of Michelangelo’s David located at Piazzale Michelangelo, Florence. Watching the sunset from this location is breathtaking.

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I went to the National Museum of Bargello, which was…
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Jewelry Making Summer Course (#1) – R.T.
On the walk from the apartment to the school, you …
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Gelato Internship Course (#12) – K
Private Italian lesson on Monday, April 14, 9:00 a.m…
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Internship
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