Juraj Šuška
Project Founder & Head Researcher
I've been designing footwear for over 25 years. Open Footwear combines my love for running, digital development, and sustainable fashion into one project.
www.jurajsuska.com
Our mission
Break fashion's outdated model.
Open-source creativity + local sourcing + digital manufacturing.
Sustainability isn't a compromise — it's the new standard.
Open-source creativity + local sourcing + digital manufacturing.
Sustainability isn't a compromise — it's the new standard.
We launched Open Footwear as an independent research project because we refuse to accept the old fashion-footwear model. Digital tools and manufacturing finally give us the freedom to rethink everything: open-source creativity, local production using nearby resources, designs that adapt to real people — all economically realistic. When production stays close to consumption, repair becomes obvious and products last longer.
Local isn't just better — it's the sustainable path forward.
About
Open
Open
Footwear
Backstage footage of the Open Footwear digital shoe-making process, filmed at FabLab Brno by Juraj Suska and Veronika Suskova Krahulikova. (Czech language)
Watch the videoOur team
Veronika Šušková Krahulíková
Co-founder · Sales & Social Media
I am a fashion designer and maker. I see Open Footwear as a way to connect with a collaborative, forward-thinking community of makers and designers.
LinkedInJosef Trojan
Footwear Designer & Runner
I am a footwear designer with a passion for innovation — Open Footwear is my creative playground. As co-designer and avid runner, I bridge the gap between design and performance. (Sub-3h marathon, Freiburg 2023)
www.conceptcrafter.euMaria Rojko Nisu
Researcher & Designer
I am an accessory designer with a focus on footwear. Open Footwear functions as a multi-level design tool — one I use to evolve ideas, while it simultaneously evolves me as a designer.
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movement.
Download the files, find a FabLab, and make your own pair. Or come meet us at a workshop across Europe.