Josef Selway is an assiduous craftsman, creating bespoke shoes and boots from his Brisbane atelier under the brand Josef Selway Bootmaker.
Josef believes in the value of artisanship, artistry and workmanship in a community and believes that these traits should be preserved and encouraged at all costs.
With a degree from Royal Holloway University of London, his background in earth sciences and engineering combined with his experience in shoemaking and leather work has given Josef a broad range of skills and a unique understanding of the materials and equipment he utilises.
Josef set out to make shoes after realising that the traditional craft had all but fallen by the wayside in Australia. The journey to making bespoke shoes has led him through many years of self-education as well as professional training with shoe, last and pattern makers in the UK as well as master shoe and boot-maker's in Japan.
Project
To explore and understand the Japanese approach to handcrafted footwear
Josef Selway
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