Welcome!

We hope that our web site will answer all your questions regarding footwear design. The school was started as part of Footwear Infrastructure Systems (FIS) to develop footwear skills in Africa. Our mission is to pave the way and assist footwear designers as well as footwear manufacturers to enter the global arena.                                            

The school was started by Glyn Giani in 2009 to develop the much-needed footwear design skills in South Africa.

Based on methods taught by the best footwear design schools in Italy, and adapted to suit emerging designers, the school equips students with a solid foundation on which they can build and hone their skills.

Our education philosophy includes a process of introducing and helping graduates into the footwear industry. Through FIS we incubate shoe factories with retail outlets, creating a platform so that graduate footwear designers can design - and even manufacture - their own shoe ranges.

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WATCH THIS SPACE FOR THE LINK TO OUR ONLINE DIRECTORY WHICH WILL GIVE YOU ACCCESS TO EVERYBODY IN THE FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY

CONTACT US:

Please note that the FDTSSA headoffice is currently based at Vaal University of Technology's, Technology station in Vanderbijlpark. We host courses across the country as the demand arises and rent classroom space just for the period required. Should you wish to visit us please contact us to make an appointment as we are mostly in lectures.

For immediate information on the courses please submit a request in the link above and the information will be sent to you automatically.

Office: +27 56 817 7279

(please note that we are mostly in lectures so please leave a message if we are not available)

Fax: +27 86 667 3339

E mail: admin@shoedesign.co.za

Glyn Giani: +27 84 260 9679

Johan Van Wyk: +27 79 185 8488

Upcoming Events

Short courses in Technical Footwear Design and Pattern cutting 2013:

Afternoon Classes: 14h00 - 17h00 , Monday to Thursday.

Evening Classes: 18h00 - 21h00, Monday to Thursday.

Cape Town - Woodstock 15 April 2013 to 6 June 2013 (In progress)

Pretoria           - Course runs - 17 June 2013 to 8 August 2013

Durban             - Course runs - Pinetown 19 August 2013 to 10 October 2013

Please note that the same course is available on-line and can be started at any time.

OPEN DAYS

Pretoria: 25 May 2013

We are hosting an open day from 10h00 to 13h00 on Saturday 25 May 2013. The open day will consist of a small presentation on the footwear industry and the schools involvement in it. Followed by an opportunity to ask questions.

The sessions will start at 11h00, 12h00 and 13h00. 

Should you like to attend, please send an email with "Pretoria open day" in the subject line and your name, cell number and time of the session you wish to attend in the message body.

send the mail to admin@shoedesign.co.za