meet the team behind i can make shoes

I Can Make Shoes is a unique shoemaking school which has been paving the way with teaching innovative shoemaking techniques for over a decade.

amanda

Founder

The original I Can Make Shoes'er - Amanda founded the company back in 2010. As a native Aussie, Amanda did her footwear training in Sydney, Australia. It was when she moved to London that she realised it was really difficult to make shoes without all the machinery she was taught to use. She set out to develop a shoemaking process that makes the craft accessible for people to do from home and she’s been spreading the love of shoemaking ever since.

victoria

STUDIO MANAGER

Victoria graduated with a BA in Footwear Design and Development at Cordwainers, London College of Fashion. Her graduate collection focused on the importance of comfort and practicality whilst also being stylish. She went on design shoes at Alexander McQueen, developed footwear for Lacoste before starting her own conscious shoe brand - Vandrelaar.

katie

head of design and content

After working in content creation and social media for various companies Katie joined our team as the head of creative projects - she's the gal behind all our fun videos, gifs and beautifully designed emails. She also loves to crochet in her lunch breaks.

kate

studio assistant

With her meticulous organisation skills, Kate ensures that the supply shop runs like a well-oiled machine. As the studio assistant, she's in charge of customer service and packs up all your shoemaking supply orders, ensuring each package is wrapped with care. She’s also a shoemaker, trained at LCF, and assists with teaching workshops.