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ICON was founded in 1999 by a Hollywood filmmaker and art collector who was committed to the idea that comfortable shoes don’t have to be boring. He had the vision to create comfortable, American-made shoes that were—literally—walking works of art. After having a succession of artist-friends paint prototype shoes purchased at retail, this entrepreneur set out to develop a financially feasible method of manufacturing his creations. He came up with the unique printing process and designed the required tooling. Working a little Hollywood magic of his own, the filmmaker-turned-manufacturer refined the process and ICON shoes were born. They are wearable, functional conversation pieces. Personal, supple leather adornments that range from shoes and handbags to makeup cases and wallets, all emblazoned with artistic images, both contemporary and classical. Think Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup can, Norman Rockwell’s Kellogg’s cereal ads, Gaugin’s Tahitian bathing beauties, Degas’ dancers, the Art Nouveau imagery of Gustav Klimt, and more. All of them, ICONS. ICON shoes, handbags and accessories are crafted of the softest, most sumptuous, top grain American leather. ICON uses an innovative, permanent printing process to bond images to leather. This revolutionary process creates exact replicas of fine art and insures that the images are intrinsic to the leather. The art won’t rub or wash off. What’s more, the process makes it possible to print very limited editions of each ICON style or even one-of-a-kind products.
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