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Designer Brands and Pensole Lewis College inaugurate black-owned footwear factory

Designer Brands, an American footwear and accessory designer, producer and retailer, and Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design (PLC) opened the doors to one of the first black-owned footwear factories in the US this Monday, called ‘JEMS by Pensole’. The factory is located in New Hampshire and marks the brand’s apex of its two million...

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USC Iovine and Young Academy, Adidas and Pensole expand partnership to create opportunities for students

USC Iovine and Young Academy, Adidas and the Pensole Footwear Design Academy have expanded their partnership with the objective to create opportunities for students from marginalised communities who have an interest in design and creativity. The partnership has already produced a number of events including ‘Wood U’ workshops, where students from...

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Foot Locker invests in Pensole Footwear Design Academy

Foot Locker has invested 2 million US dollars in Pensole Footwear Design Academy, which offers a ‘learn by doing’ curriculum for footwear design. Founded by Jordan design director and educator D'Wayne Edwards, Pensole’s mission is to create a pipeline of new designers for the entire footwear industry by offering free tuition and a ‘...

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Foot Locker invests in Pensole Footwear Design Academy

Foot Locker has invested 2 million US dollars in Pensole Footwear Design Academy, which offers a ‘learn by doing’ curriculum for footwear design. Founded by Jordan design director and educator D'Wayne Edwards, Pensole’s mission is to create a pipeline of new designers for the entire footwear industry by offering free tuition and a ‘...

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