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The Global Footwear Awards - Top Ranking Designers

Professional | University / School

No Company/University   Country   Awards
1     33 Prizes
2 Michele Torresi   United States   14 Prizes
3 Lisandro Serra Delmar   United Kingdom   9 Prizes
4     8 Prizes
5 Sara Blakely   United States   7 Prizes
6 Liz Ciokajlo   United Kingdom   6 Prizes
7 The North Face   United States   6 Prizes
8 Noriyuki Misawa   Japan   6 Prizes
9 Watee Wichiennit   Thailand   5 Prizes
10 Benjamin Thomas   France   4 Prizes
11 Daniela Uribe   United States   4 Prizes
12 Selena McCartney   United States   4 Prizes
13 Ana Borges   United States   4 Prizes
14 Yehuda Azoulay   Israel   3 Prizes
15 Fionn Corcoran-Tadd   Germany   3 Prizes
16 Kui Cai   United States   3 Prizes
17 Helen Kirkum   United Kingdom   3 Prizes
18 Hrvoje Boljar   Croatia   3 Prizes
19 Jean-Marc Djian, VP of Global Footwear   United States   3 Prizes
20 Marita Ferro   Portugal   3 Prizes
21 Quintin Williams   United States   3 Prizes
22 Milton L Cato   Netherlands   3 Prizes
23 Dru Martin Dely   Spain   3 Prizes
24 Penny Chang   China   3 Prizes
25 Mathew Drazic   United States   3 Prizes
26 David Solk   Switzerland   3 Prizes
27 Matthew Williams   United States   2 Prizes
28 Charaf Tajer   Morocco   2 Prizes
29 Noah Murphy-Reinhertz   United States   2 Prizes
30 Daniel Bailey   United Kingdom   2 Prizes
31 Nate Jobe   United States   2 Prizes
32 MgA. Zuzana Oharek Bahulova Ph.D.   Czech Republic   2 Prizes
33 Heinrich Dinkelacker   Germany   2 Prizes
34 Nick Daiber   United States   2 Prizes
35 Robert Clergerie   France   2 Prizes
36 Francesco Russo   France   2 Prizes
37 HAWK Gestaltung Hildesheim   Germany   2 Prizes
38 Vrinda Gupta   Singapore   2 Prizes
39 Aretto Design Lab   India   2 Prizes
40 Brittney Perry   United States   2 Prizes
41 Sarah Diab   Egypt   2 Prizes
42 Marjolijn van Agt   Netherlands   2 Prizes
43 Suveria Mota   United States   2 Prizes
44     2 Prizes
45 Hita Wangse Rudira   Indonesia   2 Prizes
46 Stephan Henrich   Germany   2 Prizes
47 Vianney De Montgolfier   United Kingdom   2 Prizes
48 Nakul Lathkar   India   2 Prizes
49 Shanterra Lane   United States   2 Prizes
50 Nina Akimova   Ukraine   2 Prizes
51 Kathy Santos   United States   2 Prizes
52 Eva Bergmann   Switzerland   2 Prizes
53 İsmail Caner Akbacak   Turkey   2 Prizes
54 Zixiong Wei   China   1 Prize
55 Yuul Yie   China   1 Prize
56 Emily Landsman   United States   1 Prize
57 Simona Rusk   United Kingdom   1 Prize
58 Valentina Ignatova   Bulgaria   1 Prize
59 Caroline Groves   United Kingdom   1 Prize
60 Casey Dworkin   United States   1 Prize
61 Martina Grasselli   France   1 Prize
62 Kobi Levi   Israel   1 Prize
63 Tabitha Ringwood   United Kingdom   1 Prize
64 Arnau San Juan   Germany   1 Prize
65 Haley Toelle   United States   1 Prize
66 Olivier Henrichot   New Zealand   1 Prize
67 Catherine Willems   Belgium   1 Prize
68 Thomas Berend   United States   1 Prize
69 Brad Johnson   United States   1 Prize
70 Steve Herman   United States   1 Prize
71 AREAS   Italy   1 Prize
72   United States   1 Prize
73 Marshall Westlake   New Zealand   1 Prize
74 Gaia Giladi   United States   1 Prize
75 Cristiano Magnoni   Switzerland   1 Prize
76 kui cai   China   1 Prize
77 Kira Goodey   United Kingdom   1 Prize
78 Massey University   New Zealand   1 Prize
79 Samantha Hinton   United States   1 Prize
80 Anna Paola Pascuzzi   Italy   1 Prize
81 Aneliya Kyurkchieva   Bulgaria   1 Prize
82 CHIZOMA   United Kingdom   1 Prize
83 Antoine Giard   Switzerland   1 Prize
84     1 Prize
85 Scott Tucker   United States   1 Prize
86     1 Prize
87     1 Prize
88 Amber Ambrose Aurèle   Netherlands   1 Prize
89 Samir Souid   Denmark   1 Prize
90 Hussain Almossawi   United States   1 Prize
91 Carlos Loreto   United States   1 Prize
92     1 Prize
93 Doug Hintze   United States   1 Prize
94 Franck Boistel   United States   1 Prize
95 Erick Thomas   United States   1 Prize
96 John Humphrey   United States   1 Prize
97 Christopher Viggiano   United States   1 Prize
98 Daniela Raskosky   United States   1 Prize
99 Hossein Moayyed   Iran   1 Prize
100 Marc Van Der Bells   Netherlands   1 Prize
101 Anna Ponurovskaia   Italy   1 Prize
102 Antoine Janssen   China   1 Prize
103 Mia Stepanovska   Slovakia (Slovak Republic)   1 Prize
104 Rizka Nur Rohmah   Indonesia   1 Prize
105 Okanogan White Boots   United States  
106 Lining Essence   China  
107 Kerby Jean-Raymond   United States  
108 Stan Smith   Germany  
109 Bruno Sialelli   France, Metropolitan  
110 David Raysse   United States  
111 Mathieu Hagelaars   Netherlands  
112 Tracey Neuls   United Kingdom  
113 Ross Klein   United States  
114 Chelsea Hansford   United States  
115 Gabriel Silva   Brazil  
116 Silvia Fadó   United Kingdom  
117 Julia Toledano   France  
118 Gianvito Rossi   Italy  
119 Marko Bakovic   Netherlands  
120 Richard Buchanan   Canada  
121 Nicolaj Reffstrup   Denmark  
122 John Galliano   France, Metropolitan  
123 Yong Bae Seok   Korea, Republic of  
124 Amina Muaddi   Italy  
125 Marita Moreno   Portugal  
126 Ancuta Sarca   United Kingdom  
127 Andrea Wazen   United Kingdom  
128 James Bleakley   Canada  
129 Emelie Sandberg   United States  
130 Patrick Hogan   United States  
131 Liesel Swart   Netherlands  
132 Aurora James   United States  
133 Astrid Andreassen   United Kingdom  
134 Asher Clark   United Kingdom  
135 Sung Choi   United Kingdom  
136 Margherita Brivio   Italy  
137 Baldovino Mattiazzo   Netherlands  
138 Veja Condor   France  
139 Salehe Bembury   United States  
140 Taghrid Zorob   United States  
141 Levi NB   United States  
142 Teddy Santis   United States  
143 Tal Dehtiar   Canada  
144 Nicolas Lavigna   Belgium  
145 Adi Reza Nugroho   Indonesia  
146 Ana Román   Mexico  

 

 

Global Footwear Design Award 2026
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