ART & DESIGN

About

Raven Gosney is an artist and designer currently based in the hills of San Francisco, California.

Raven Gosney earned her Master of Arts in Painting and Drawing from West Dean College before going on to study footwear at Cordwainers College, London College of Fashion. While at Cordwainers, Gosney worked on the production team for Theatrical Shoemaking, hand-crafting shoes for stage and film productions, including Harry Potter, The Duchess, Valkyrie, Hippy Hippy Shake, and the stage productions of Wicked. After completing her education, Gosney launched her design career interning on Marc Jacob’s footwear design team in New York, after which she returned to London to work for the directional British footwear brand, F-Troupe, with the label winning the UK Fashion Footwear Export Award by the British Fashion Council during her design tenure.

Since then, Gosney has had the privilege of working with diverse brands, taking her from the Fashion Week catwalks of New York and London, to collaborating with her exceptional global teams in Mexico, China, Italy, Brazil, Bangladesh, and Indonesia. Gosney’s design philosophy is rooted in respect for the artistry and tradition of shoemaking, combined with a willingness to experiment, and involve herself in all parts of the creation process. Her work is influenced by a love of bold pattern, color, and materials, and her unique personal aesthetic is manifested in unforgettable designs.

Gosney dedicates her free time to illustration, working in both digital and traditional mediums. Her colorful, intricate style is not only translated to her footwear designs, but also to greeting cards, shoe boxes, and advertising campaigns.

Gosney’s design and illustration work has appeared in Dover Street Market, Opening Ceremony, Beams, Browns Focus, Journal Standard, and Free People, and in the pages of Footwear News, Hypebeast, Teen Vogue, Time Out London, and Gratzia.

Clients: Ariat International, Future Bars, For The Record, Empress by Boon, F-Troupe, Lucchese Bootmaker, Chooze, Edit. For Lulu, Irontree Wines, Turnstone Vineyards, Canopy Media, Marc Jacobs