_Eugène RICONNEAUS
Eugene Riconneaus is a jack of all trades. He was born in the region of French castles (Chambord), and began working with an experienced boot maker at the age of 12. He possessed an innate understanding of the technicalities of shoe design as well as an astute business sense, much longer before he stepped into the shoe business.
Rocked by skateboard and underground culture, he rose to fame at only 19 years old. With no financial support from outside, he launched his eponymous shoe brand after visiting myriads of shoemakers and urban poet artists and after frequenting his godfather Raymond Massaro (Shoe master from Chanel).
His previous experience as art director of Repetto as well as of collaboration with Dr. Martens and alike contribute to his rich skills in managing projects with different team.
As a pop artist, Eugene debuted his first exhibition in Paris in collaboration with the director and photographer Larry Clark in 2015. Always connecting his art universe to the shoe creation, up till now Eugene has held several solo art exhibitions in Paris.
Though very young, Eugene has counted for over 16 years “savoir-faire” in shoemaking and his embrace of art meeting shoe design sets him no limit in terms of creativity. This is why he excels a long record of collaborations with not only most prestigious stores as Colette and Supreme, but also with cross-over projects of Warner Bros. (Batman), art projects with Mercedes-Benz and BMW as well as the collaboration with Queen of Thailand for custom-made high heels and the art exhibition...
Over the years, he has received important prizes including “Talent de mode 2013” by French Minister of Culture and Communication Aurelie Filippetti, “Designer representing France” by French Minister of Economy Arnaud Montebourg and “The Kids of 1993 Take Over” by Dazed and Confused. Moreover, he was selected as jury of “Cutlog Art Fair Jury” in 2013.
Eugène RICONNEAUS
