As walking is human’s first independent act and moving your body into space the first action you take in the world, I wanted this first newsletter to have this sense of movement, of beginnings.

The best thing Emmanuel Ryngaert is his creative receptiveness. Maybe both our minds might run fast, but I know without any doubt that he is able to go somewhere I’m unable to see, and his culture and artistry are so vast I never want to stop getting to know him.

A former Footwear Designer at Balenciaga, now Head of Footwear at Bottega Veneta, Emmanuel has been able to make a job out of the art of walking. I sat with him in his house in Milan to discuss his creative process and his passions.

I have realized that every time I go to Mexico, I come back with something stranded deep inside, a higher vision, almost as high as its skies and clouds. Maybe it’s a deeper way of seeing some inherently very simple things in life.