Nicolas Luciani was born in the Italian Dolomites on winter solstice to an Italian father and Danish mother. From an early age he developed a strong interest and eye for arts, in particular design and photography. As a teenager he and his family moved from Rome to Los Angeles where he continued his interest and studies in the arts. After an exciting career in photography, in 2013 missing the tangibility in the digital world of photography, he took upon his passion of shoes and shoe making. His technique is deconstructing and reconstructing vintage athletic shoes and old American work boots using classic and modern methods. Extreme attention is applied to craftsmanship and the choice of materials and colors. Each pair is a one of a kind, no two pairs are created equally. The result, are practical wearable sculptures. As he says “I am resurrecting these pieces full of history into new steps and paths”. They are walking storytellers, melding current and past timelines into a life where new stories can be shared.