Det kan du få svaret på, når Butik 39 holder sit første Meet the Maker event i Støbesalen på Maltfabrikken i Ebeltoft. Her kan du møde

Victor Vulpe, skokunstneren hvis sko bedst kan beskrives som bærbare skulpturer fremstillet af læder, med gigantisk omhu og sans for de mindste detaljer. Og passion - masser af passion. Som han selv siger: "I am a shoe artist with an obsession: to create the perfect shoe. Obsession is always the path to excellence".

Victor Vulpe dimitterede fra The West Universitys fakultet for Kunst og Design i Timisoara, Rumænien, i 2002 med en kandidatgrad i Kunstformidling. Sideløbende begyndte han som visuel kunstner at arbejde i læder og lære sig selv klassisk skomageri ud fra bøger om håndværket. Siden 2005 har han specialdesignet og skræddersyet sko, i først til sig til sig selv og senere også til kunder. Fra 2019 har han været fast inventar ved Verdensmesterskabet i Skomageri, hvor han i 2023 blev hædret med sølvmedaljen for "The Greatest Boot ever Made."

Vulpes uddannelse som visuel kunstner har gigantisk indflydelse på hans tilgang til designprocessen, samtidig med at hans sko er gennemført funktionelle hvad angår pasform og holdbarhed. Han lægger vægt på at skabe sko der er interessante frem for dekorative, og som kan holde til at blive brugt i årtier. Til september udstiller han i den rumænske pavillon på World Expo 2025 i Osaka, blandt andet med budskabet om at et enkelt par håndlavede sko af høj kvalitet kan holde længere end 20 par industrifremstillede.

Kort og godt: Alle med interesse for kunst, design og håndværk i særklasse har en oplevelse i vente, når Victor Vulpe indtager Støbesalen med sine helt unikke sko og lige så enestående passion.

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Arrangør af arrangementet er Maltfabrikkens nyeste nabo i det lille hvide baghus i Maltgården. Her har de fire kunstnere og kunsthåndværkere Amy A.T. Hauschild, Julia Triston, Brenda Jane Sanders og Augusta Warrer-Hansen for nylig åbnet butik. Eventet med Victor Vulpe er deres første Meet the Maker event, som foregår på Maltfabrikken hvor der er plads til flere deltagere.

Billetprisen inkluderer et glas vin eller juice samt snacks.

Varighed: 1 time

NB: Sprog: Engelsk

ENGLISH:

What happens when an artist decides to become the world's best shoemaker? Get the answer when Butik 39 holds its first Meet the Maker event in Støbesalen at Maltfabrikken. Here you can meet Victor Vulpe, the shoe artist whose shoes can best be described as wearable sculptures made of leather, with immense care and attention to the smallest details. And passion - lots of passion. As he puts it: "I am a shoe artist with an obsession: to create the perfect shoe. Obsession is always the path to excellence."

Victor Vulpe graduated from The West University's Faculty of Art and Design in Timisoara, Romania, in 2002 with a master's degree in Art Education. Simultaneously, as a visual artist, he began working with leather and teaching himself classical shoemaking from books on the craft. Since 2005, he has designed and custom-made shoes, first for himself and later also for customers. Since 2019, he has been a regular at the World Championship in Shoemaking, where in 2023 he was honored with the silver medal for "The Greatest Boot Ever Made."

Vulpe's education as a visual artist has had an enormous influence on his approach to the design process, while his shoes are thoroughly functional in terms of fit and durability. He emphasizes creating shoes that are interesting rather than decorative, and which can withstand being used for decades. In September, he will exhibit in the Romanian pavilion at World Expo 2025 in Osaka, conveying the message that a single pair of handmade shoes of high quality can last longer than 20 pairs of industrially produced ones.

In short: Anyone with an interest in art, design, and craftsmanship of exceptional quality has an experience in store when Victor Vulpe takes over Støbesalen with his completely unique shoes and equally exceptional passion.

BUTIK 39: The organizer of the event is Maltfabrikken's newest neighbor in the small white house in the Maltgården. Here the four artists and artisans Amy A.T. Hauschild, Julia Triston, Brenda Jane Sanders, and Augusta Warrer-Hansen sell their arts and crafts. The event with Victor Vulpe is held at at Maltfabrikken where there is room for more participants.

Entrance fee: 80 kr. The ticket price includes a glass of wine or juice and nibbles.
Duration: 1 hour
Please note: the talk will be in English