ocean conservation

Bucketfeet + Spoonflower Make the Coolest Shoes

July 24, 2016

Remember our May Design Challenge with Bucketfeet, the company who works with artists to create amazingly unique shoes? Well, they decided to feature not just the winner but three Spoonflower designers in this limited-edition oceans-themed footwear line! Not only are they offering the winning design, Under the Water by lavish_season, but they also included two more Design Challenge top 10 finalists in this capsule collection: Oh, the Hue-Manatee by spottedpepperdesigns and Life at Sea by mimipinto. We’re so thrilled to see these designs come to life! Read on to get to know each of our talented designers whose designs will be featured.

Announcing the BucketFeet Oceans Top 10!

May 26, 2016

Congrats to "Under the Water" by Lavish Season!

We are excited to announce the winner of our Oceans Design Challenge: "Under the water" by Lavish_season!

BucketFeet will use this design to help build a collection raising awareness about the environmental issues and the impact of rising sea levels on ocean health. The Challenge winner received $250 from BucketFeet and $150 from Spoonflower, a licensing contract for a run of footwear, and a pair of shoes featuring their design.

Congratulations to the rest of our top ten winners who each received $150 in Spoonflower credit, and all who participated in our Oceans Design Challenge with BucketFeet! Hooray!

1. 951 votes for Under the water by lavish_season
2. 909 votes for lion's mane jellyfish of ocean by mary15
3. 815 votes for life_at_sea by mimipinto
4. 707 votes for Oh, the Hue-Manatee by spottedpepperdesigns
5. 682 votes for Jellyfish by phoebemik
6. 627 votes for Turbulent Oceans by indiepixels
7. 621 votes for Under_The_Sea_for_Spoonflower_Contest_resize by babyboulay
8. 582 votes for seastar-01 by laura_mooney
9. 575 votes for 200 Feet Below – The Teeming Ocean by vo_aka_virginiao
10. 565 votes for Deep Blue Sea by susannekasielke

Vote For Your Favorite Ocean Designs!

May 19, 2016

Today's the day–we've got a boatload of fresh ocean themed designs for you to vote on! Out of over 600 entries, Spoonflower and BucketFeet have narrowed it down to the top 100 designs, and now we turn over the voting to our community to pick the top 10. Once the top 10 has been decided, BucketFeet will choose which design they would like to turn into a pair of limited edition shoes. Vote for your favorites until Wednesday, May 25th at 6PM EDT!

Aaron is an artist and photographer who’s been largely influenced by an incredible curiosity about the world. Through his passion for creativity and exploration, he helped co-found BucketFeet, a company whose mission is to connect people through art. Before we launched this Design Challenge, we asked Aaron to curate 10 of his top picks from the Marketplace for a beautiful fat quarter bundle, which you can purchase here.