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THE SHOEMAKER'S CLASS は、東京の靴作りの学校、教室です。実績のある靴職人が古典的製法による靴作りを一から丁寧にお教えします。各自のご都合に合わせて、月ごとに自由に受講日を選択していただけるシステムで、月に何回受講していただいてもかまいません。趣味として月に1〜2回受講する方や、プロを目指し週に5回受講する方など、受講スタイルはさまざまです。THE SHOEMAKER'S CLASS には手作りの靴作りを体験してみたい、ライフワークにしたい、 さらにはプロを目指したいという方まで、男女幅広い年齢層の方々が集まっています。たとえば、入学をお考えの方々からよく「女性でも大丈夫ですか?」と尋ねられます が、靴作りは力と言うよりもコツが重要なのです。THE SHOEMAKER'S CLASS では、そのコツも含めなるべく効率良く、多くの方々に靴作りの工程を楽しみながら学んでいただけるようにカリキュラムを組んでいます。ほかにも、靴についての知識、皮革についての知識や、靴作りにおいて最も難解とされる木型作りなどを、ご自分のペースで深くじっくりマスターすることのできる靴教室です。
THE SHOEMAKER’S CLASS is a shoemaking class organized by MISAWA SHOE DESIGN, INC. in Tokyo. Proven shoemakers will instruct you in the traditional manufacturing process of shoemaking, carefully from scratch. By following a personalized schedule, you can arrange your preferred class day. There is no limit, so you can take as many classes as you’d like each month. There are various styles of taking classes, such taking classes once or twice a month for hobby, or taking five classes a week to become a professional shoemaker. In THE SHOEMAKER’S CLASS, there are all kinds of students, men and women, a wide range group with different purposes, such as: “I would like to try,” or ” I would like to make shoemaking my lifework,” and “I would like to be a professional shoemaker.” For instance, we are often asked by female students if it is possible for a woman to attend the class and make shoes. The answer is: “Of course! No problem.” Shoemaking is more about grasping the techniques rather than using strength. In THE SHOEMAKER'S CLASS, we drew up a curriculum that allows many students to be able learn the process of shoemaking, including as many techniques as possible in an efficient and enjoyable way. Besides mastering the knowledge of shoes in the shoemaking class, you can also acquire the knowledge of leather. Also, you can learn the most difficult process - last making, at your own pace.