Instagram story viewer> @pensoleacademy> Tagged
PENSOLE ACADEMY(@pensoleacademy)'s profile avatar HD Profile

PENSOLE ACADEMY

@pensoleacademy

4.6K
followers
87
following
The professional development pipeline for the footwear and apparel industry.
POSTS STORIES REELS TAGGED
With Nike you saw the logo before the shoe. With Jordan you saw the shoe before the logo. D'Wayne Edwards challenges you to look at your own top 10 and check how big the logo really is. Full episode on the Sneaker History podcast. #sneakerhistory #airjordan #footweardesign #pensole #sneakers
33
Download
Talk about a blast from the past — old friend @susantiger1 showed up with the actual sneakers our son designed in 2017! He and his team won @pensoleacademy worldwide design competition, and their shoe went into production with @asics and sold at @footlocker locations around the world . Susan, we can't thank you enough for thinking about us and it was so good seeing you. #framily I look at these shoes and how long ago. It truly brings tears to my eyes to know how much blood, sweat and tears has gone into Blake's career. That's a post for another day but he's with @nike now. We couldn't be prouder. To think this started in Portland and he's back there where it all started. #tennisshoes #shoedesigner #pensole #footlocker
4
Download
0
Download
Ain't it funny how life works? Back when I was first introduced to the industry and started considering which brand(s) to build with, Under Armour was always at the top of the list. Growing up in the DC area, UA was the closest example of industry infrastructure that we had immediate access to—and that still rings true to this day. I’ve witnessed UA build real partnerships w/ grassroots orgs. I’ve even seen the brand on the ground, in the streets of Baltimore very directly… So to have a direct hand in building this bridge between BFF, UA, DC, and Baltimore, is more than a dream come true—it’s what I was always meant to do. In 2015, I was a just young creative learning the ropes of color & material design at PENSOLE Footwear Design Academy—where I gotta chance to work on conceptual product for UA's future athlete(s). This special 2015 class ultimately served as the proof of concept for what @plcdetroit is today—the footwear industry's premier HBCU and talent pipeline. To fast forward 10+ years and be in the position I am currently—serving as a champion for Black & Brown creative professionals—spearheading community engagement at Under Armour HQ… Full circle moment for sure. 🫶🏾 📷: @directorstixx #baltimore #dmv #sneakercommunity #footwearindustry #sneakers
12
Download
It's always in the DNA... This is mostly my sleepless night. Creativity 😁 I just try to create what's in my mind. Nor forget say me na photographer back o🤣😅😀 I just thought of doing something with @louisvuitton @fondationlv @plcdetroit @pensoleacademy and I got this beauty 😍 The first picture is my idea in Adobe Illustrator, and the others are what AI helped to envisage my concept as. A sweet concept for ladies. #conceptdesign #louisvuitton #fypppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp #pensole #fyp
0
Download
I once pitched the idea to trade a Graphic Design Course to Dr. D’Wayne Edwards @pensoleacademy @pensoleacademy in exchange of joining his Footwear Class. I was working at Adidas Originals as a Lead Graphic Designer (primarily working on mostly tees) and wanted to try something new. Dr. D’Wayne was gracious enough to let me into his class. I took PTO to join the Sole of Oregon experience and came at it from a totally different angle. I made a shoe for service animals. #howl #footwear #pensole #history #gratitude See more of this conversation @techpacksaredue
0
Download
Thank The Most High first…then go to work. By first name shoutouts: Elena, Steven & Megan, Berto, Brandon, Valentina, John, Plugra, Renz, Facade, Porsche, NYaP, Agave, and Virginia lol. Much Love from The Pandaman Himself 🐼™️ #PandaCoCookies #ThePandamanHimself #Virginia #PandaArtsCo #ThankTheMostHigh
2
Download
ECCO RECEPTOR Xp design concept exploration started on 2024 recently launched. attached some phases of the development process DENISH DESIGN / italian soul. WALK ON WALK
17
Download
/ 👟 / Sneakers, storytelling, entrepreneurship, and design all came together at Sole Power: Sneaker Culture and the American Story at the Library of Congress, presented in partnership with the Congressional Sneaker Caucus. The evening was introduced by Congressman Jared Moskowitz and featured D’Wayne Edwards, founder of the @pensoleacademy and Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design, alongside Sean Williams of SOLEcial Studies (solecialstudies.ssca) and Matt Priest of the (@fdra1944 ) Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America. It was an inspiring conversation about how sneakers have become a powerful intersection of culture, creativity, education, and business. 👟The surprise of the night? I was one of three people recognized with the 2026 Best Sneaker Award at the close of the program! (Pictured my Presto Elites - part of 3 pairs I designed for a 2018 Nike capsule collection). Completely unexpected and such a fun way to end an evening celebrating the stories we tell through design. 👟A bonus was seeing Sean Williams’ curated sneaker display along with footwear books that @librarycongress staffers pulled out for viewing. S/o to Zohar for the invite because I had no idea this org existed! #congressionalsneakercaucus #sneakers #libraryofcongress #washingtondc #latergram
41
Download
Recognizing limited pathways for Black designers to move from education into manufacturing and ownership, Dr. D’Wayne Edwards is building an ecosystem where creative talent can learn, make, and bring its ideas to market. At its center is @plcdetroit—Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design in Detroit, the nation’s only design-focused HBCU. Originally founded in 1928 as Lewis College of Business, the institution was reestablished under Edwards’ leadership to prepare the next generation of designers, entrepreneurs, and creative leaders. Through JEMS by PENSOLE (@jemsbypensole), one of the first Black-owned athletic footwear factories in the United States, Edwards has extended that education into production. Designers can develop ideas from sketch to finished product, enter the marketplace, and build brands of their own. The factory’s inaugural shoe, the FIRST JEM, honors Jan Ernst Matzeliger, the Black inventor whose lasting machine revolutionized footwear manufacturing. By carrying his legacy forward, Edwards is creating the infrastructure for Black designers to learn, manufacture, own, and shape the future of the industry. #BlackDesigners #BlackCreatives #FootwearDesign #HBCU #DetroitDesign
1
Download
ALWAYS HAD DREAMS OF BEING A FULL TIME DESIGNER. TO BRING AMAZING DESIGNS OF MINE TO REALITY. SUCH A GIFT SHOULDN'T GO UNNOTICED. IF YOU A BALLER WOULD YOU ROCK THIS.. Help me tag @nike @pensoleacademy #soccer #soccershoes #shoedesigner #art #fashionillustrators
33
Download
Do you know there's a difference between Art and Design? Comment below if you know the difference! Meet DAYA.theDesigner #graphicdesign #footweardesign #textiledesign #madeinkumerica #dayamadethis
2
Download
back to up