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Interview with Odair José Ferro

Mr. Odair Ferro have been in Safety Footwear Industry Thirty one years, he started when was fourteen years old making box for shoes, during this time he learn all process to construction in footwear…

Designer of the Day Interview

11 November 2020

I started as a designer in 2006, but I have Thirty one years experience in the Footwear Industry, my background is based in industry experience because I never study design before the competition.

First I worked for many years in the footwear industry that gave me an amazing background to grow up and with passed yeras I learned by myself and some friends, I became a shoemaker first.

I think first how everything will be working the product utility, the product in production, and product visual, I need to find the best way for this work to be great range, so than I search the insperation based on my filling and my skills and my experience.

When I did and the job ready and I got the goals and expectation I really got feel pleased to getting my best, because I worked hard.

I think the experience in production line for many inside doing hand by hand these I think was most important for me .

My growth path was the experience working hard day by day and continues now, my plans for the future is become a international footwear designer, and my dream is worked in project to help people become better.

Work hard don't give up and be resilient,

Seek to be original, believe in yourself, listing others , put your ideias in pratice.

my routine is seek be better than yestarday

I always saw the design trends and I think the design could be change the world with new challenge give us some opportunities to be better, example now the sustainability, it´s amazing what we can do to improve all questions in the world.

This question it´s to hard because we need to create emotion and I think the first emotion needs to create in yourself. when you got you know well done.

I decide when I can see that have flowing up the line as the goals it´s working so it´s very important to know that is everything is working.

My biggest Design work is the Premier Safety Footwear

Dr. D'Wayne Edwards and Defne Yalkut they are reference in the world.

ow my lifestyle it´s simple man that like rock music, I have two kids and wife, I love my family and I love stay home.

I work for big Footwear company in brazil, the corporate culture is to become the better industry in the South America.

I think that my work gave the opportunites for many pepple to get a job because we building together a new age in this company, so when your design promoted new opportunitie for others your contributions well done.

Many experiences I had, but the biggest benefit of participating was the recognition of which friends, co-workers, and to see all designer in the galla and feel I got I'm here it's amazing.

Design Legend Interview

11 November 2020

I am a shoemaker that become a Techincial footwear designer but I never imagine that I will be a designer in my life.

The motivates me is the challenge in general I Become designer because I start to work in development process and when I saw I become designer

I not choose just happen

I design safety foowear I would wish to design sneakers in the future

Work hard everyday and never give up

persevere never give up

Your work must be sell all time every where no matter you do but your work Always will be there

The good design gain value for your brand and your brand will never lost the value.

I would design sneaker for CrossFit Company

This is secret for new Sneaker

Perseverate and trust in God

I don´t no one

I like some car designs but I don´t know the designers name.

The Premier Plus because I think have so many information in a simple visual an so much technology and comfort inside the boot.

Work Hard, study Always

Archaeologist

IS THE MAIN THING YOU HAVE IN YOUR HEAD AND YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD IF WOULD KNOW HOW TO USE THIS.

God, my Wife and my Family

Perseverate never give up

Show to others what I could do

Always trusthfuly

always trusthfuly do better that you can

Be recognized in the world as one of the best technical designer in footwear in all areas

Expect the best and the safety of a job well done

Can bring work options to people who have talent but sometimes do not have opportunities

I worked in safety footwear design and I like so much this project

The Premier Plus because I could win A Design Award competition

The Sneakers could be change for more comfort and really help

In the Sports wear

Depends on each project around six month or more

I start doing a brienf with the objectives of the project

Every day we have to learn something different because if you did not learn anything at the end of the day it's because you did not build anything new

The design sets the trends

The role of technology is helo us in all process and bring something help the users.

Shoemaster Power CadCam

This Rule of combination for everything that you think

I wish the people asked about how can get this combination

How to develed this what technology have this product

Yes I believe my ideal design partner could be a proficiency in technology

All public and the marketing team

Not usually read books some magazine sometimes

I developed my skills worked in productive process being shoemaker

People that wants be better than now and wants do the difference

I feel Honor but is not hard I hope honor this award

White, London, Barbecure, Winter, Guitar and Fender

I don´t remember now

know that I can be better each day

never tought about this

Just God can know

I have hobby play guitar I like Red Hot Chili Peppers and blues music

Designer Interview

11 November 2020

I am a shoemaker that become a Techincial footwear designer but I never imagine that I will be a designer in my life.

I work for big Footwear Industry in Brazil

IS THE MAIN THING YOU HAVE IN YOUR HEAD AND YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD IF WOULD KNOW HOW TO USE THIS.

I Like to design footwear all types

My favorite is the first version of Premier that I did in 2014 this range was the first one outdoor lines that I did and everybody like so much and sell a lot in the company.

The First design was military boot

My platform technology favorite is Shoemaster

Most of the time I get inspired when I see something new challenged and I see it all the time

I focus on the creative and technical aspect so that everything goes as I think

I feel many things but I the main is satisfaction of doing something real good

Honor to get the goal

Everybody telling about the product, buying your product

the simetria, the lines and combination

develop the innovate world could help the environment

The design is very big and have so many schools teaching the techniques how to improve

In the Fisp Show in 2018 and Next Will be in 2020 the Fisp Show

My Inspiration come many places because I see many things, I Always think in the Future because the future is now for all the time.

I have a vintage style design because I like something vintage but the same I like the future and try to combinate this styles.

I live in Brazil, I think that Brazil not to prepared to receive many information in design but I see something evoluate in this aspect and we have so much to do

Usually I work to a company

Experience tell more than bacharel especially in Footwear

Process is to try something every time and change my mind when I realize that I have found something very good in the middle of the process

TV, House, sofá, chair and refrigerator

One day in my life is a day with hard work, many testing happening, running a lot to get the goals.

Don´t give up because I started design not yung that I like but now I realized

Don´t give up because I was not young to start draw than but now I got my dream

perseverate trust in GOD

Look to inside bring the better you have

Shoemaster Software, look every time everything around me this the major tools we can have.

I do in my work time I try never bring to my home

sometimes minutes, hours, days or months

Do you can do this?

Worked the Milatry Boot Project to export

Footwear Industry

Sneakers and outdoor Boots because have some many information and technology

Improve my techniques and do some Sneakers

I develop By myself

I have something but I prefere keep in secret now

odairferro@gmail.com WhatsApp 55 32 9 99051053

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