Interview With Zuzana Serbak!!!

Zuzana is a graduate from the Academy of Arts, Architetcture and Design in Prague. She studied Footwear and Fashion Design. Her shoes have certainly caught my eye!
 I managed to catch up with Zuzana for a chat on what her plans are and future aspirations:

So Zuzana, tell us how your passion for shoe design came around, was it a long ambition to become a shoe designer?

Since my early age I enjoyed the arts and design and I was interested in different textile techniques and technologies so I based my studies on my interests. I studied textiles at high school and I specialised on footwear and fashion design at university. 

Is there any shoes designers you have inspired to and are inspired by?  

I don't know if there are any designers I inspired to. Off course there are some designers I like but my inspiration usually came from different things or impulses. 

Your shoes are extremely unique, is this your personal style and what inspires you to create such unique shoes?

Naturally this is my 'style' and my shoes are unique because I usually don't follow trends but go my own way. I take inspiration from everything around me, but often I'm analysing  functions and looking for innovations and alternative solutions. In my last collection I was inspired by material itself, what means understanding how it works, what is possible to do with that material and what are the functions and benefits of it. Basically I had an idea to make really high and slim heals, because carbon fibre is an extra strong material and allows to make it. It is also extra light, so I could make something bulky without having it too heavy to wear. Composite materials must be formed to shape, so technologies used also influence the final shape.(for example I couldn't make sharp edges with carbon fibre). I was inspired basically by organic and architectural shapes. You can find elements referring to drops and flowing liquid and crystallizing.

  

In your opinion what makes your shoes so desirable?

Maybe because they are unique and something new. They are exclusive because of materials used (combinations of carbon fibre, silicone, leather and textile) and they also have interesting shapes.

Can you remember the first shoe you brought?

It was a pair of red sneakers when I was 16.

What made you decide to create your own shoe line rather than design for another shoe label?

This collection was my graduate line, so it was absolutely personal and free. In future I hope to create my own lines and also design for another shoe labels which fit my personal goals. 

What do you having going on now besides designing your collections?

I'm collaborating with another shoe label and also with a girl who is a fashion designer. I also design bags for an american brand. 

Im sure you have big plans for your future, what are your aspirations for the coming years? 

Basically I've just finished school few months ago so I need to collect contacts and get experiences. I love to collaborate with different people and participate in projects. There is still a lot to learn. I'd like to run my own brand.

How can we find your shoes(website etc) and do you ship internationally?

Everything you can find on my blog  zuzanaserbak.blogspot.com which I will be updating soon for infomation.