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The Magic of Shoes Born in the Netherlands t "The World of Janssen" Exhibition

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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.

1941 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 He founded his own studio in Amsterdam.



1965 Produced the first series of industrial production designs.



1966 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 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 Design "Woody". Woody, which was manufactured the following year, has achieved great success internationally.



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



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



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



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



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



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



2002 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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