The fact that I also make shoes myself influences my design process a lot. I design a lot of 3D on the last shape before I put a design on to paper. England's got a great history of shoemaking - a business that is sadly disappearing - but it's a playground to research. I'm looking into historic footwear a lot - medieval footwear as well as 20th century. It's amazing actually, looking at 500 year old shoes made of what is now brittle leather, but the shape and style seems incredibly modern.