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Jan Jansen profile

Avant-garde and master - Janssen, a leading shoe designer in Western Europe that has been creating trends for 40 years.

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1941 |
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Born in Nimegen, the Netherlands.
My father was the sales manager of a shoe factory, and shoes have been familiar since childhood.
After receiving training and vocational training at a shoe factory, he will receive intensive training in handmade shoemaking at a studio in Rome. |



1963 |
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He founded his own studio in Amsterdam. |



1965 |
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Produced the first series of industrial production designs. |



1966 |
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As the only designer, he participated in an exhibition of contemporary art held at the Amsterdam Museum of Art with the avant-garde "Softline structure". |



1968 |
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Exhibited at an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts in New York.
In addition, Janssen's name is registered as a trademark, and will continue to focus on industrial production collections. |



1969 |
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Design "Woody". Woody, which was manufactured the following year, has achieved great success internationally. |



1973 |
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Designed "Bamboo" and became famous overnight. Since then, Charles
Get many international customers, including Jourdan. |



1977 |
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Designed "High Heels sneakers". It will be a hit product selling one million pairs in the United States. |



1981 |
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Designed "Brno". It became a big hit and became a popular product of Janssen's collection until now. |



1984 |
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Received the "Kho-Liang-le" Commercial Design Award for all works by Amsterdam. |



1989 |
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Announced a floating heel (without heels) model and a thick sole model.
Received the Emmy van Leersum Award in the same year. |



1995 |
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In the 1990s, he presented a number of more and more groundbreaking design models, and the prestigious Dutch fashion award Grand
Received Seigneur. |



2002 |
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Held a large retrospective exhibition at the Hague Municipal Museum of Art, German leather and shoes museum.
He is still actively involved in the development of new designs. |
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