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DAVIDE
Founder

Davide
Motta

Italian footwear designer. 16 years at the intersection of luxury fashion, industrial production and emerging technology.

Background

Trained between industrial design and fashion.

From Givenchy in Paris to Alexander Wang in New York, from Dolce & Gabbana in Milan to consulting for Versace, Gucci and Elie Saab — each project has been a study in the relationship between aesthetic vision and industrial reality.

Approach

The most valuable skill is not drawing a beautiful shoe, but knowing how to transform an idea into a product that can actually be made.

"We work at the intersection of design, production and technology."

16+
Years
10+
Brands
3
Countries
3
Languages
Experience
2023 — Present

LCI Barcelona

Barcelona

Lecturer, Advanced Design & Digital Fabrication

Teaching new technologies and advanced design for footwear in the master course.

2019 — 2024

Cluxter

Milan

Senior Designer, Footwear Division

Strategic product design and technical direction. Clients: Gucci, Versace.

2023

Elie Saab

Paris

Senior Design Consultant

Full collection of footwear and bags. Reporting directly to Elie Saab and Design Director.

2021 — 2022

Tommy Hilfiger

Amsterdam

Senior Design Consultant

Managing a team of 8 designers. Coordinating product development.

2021 — Present

Versace

Milan

Design Consultant, M/W/B Footwear

Show and main collections. Technical development and design.

2018 — 2020

Rucoline

Italy

Creative Director, Man & Woman

Managing 4 designers. Design, development, communication, art direction.

2017 — 2018

Givenchy

Paris

Senior Designer, Man/Unisex/Baby

Reporting to Clare Waight Keller and Riccardo Tisci. Show and main collections.

2015 — 2017

Dolce & Gabbana

Milan

Senior Designer, Special Projects

Alta Moda, VIP, special customer and kids footwear.

2012 — 2015

Kurt Geiger

London

Senior Designer, M/W Premium

Men and women premium footwear. Italy, Spain, Portugal sourcing.

2008 — 2012

Cafe Noir

Italy

Senior Designer, M/W

Men and women footwear. Spain and Portugal supply chain.

Capabilities

Design

  • Collection concept
  • Sketch & illustration
  • Brand DNA alignment
  • Alta Moda & special projects

Development

  • Prototyping & sampling
  • Factory coordination
  • Cost engineering
  • IT · ES · PT sourcing

Technology

  • Rhino 3D
  • Grasshopper
  • Gravity Sketch
  • Keyshot
  • AI design research

Direction

  • Team leadership (up to 8)
  • Art direction
  • Campaign production
  • Teaching & mentoring