Check out the Interview Excerpt with Brian Kutsch.

Lacoste Welly

Brian Kutsch is an award winning and passionate proponent of design. He is a Global Design Lead at Lacoste Chaussures Ltd., London, UK, overseeing the Sport Active category and Americas Studio. His style successfully captures and translates his appreciation for the subtleties of cultures and trends into market leading products. Brian’s brand experience, vision and down to earth style of direction allows him to lead his team of talented designers to create compelling narratives and footwear.

Before moving to London, he worked at Converse Inc., (a subsidiary of Nike Inc.), creating products, from high performance footwear to enhancing their legendary franchises. Early in his career, he worked for Xperience Communications as lead designer on automotive event displays.

It’s fitting that Brian’s passion for industrial design led him to Detroit, where he completed his BFA in Industrial Design at the College for Creative Studies.

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Welly Colorway Test

Lacoste Welly Rendering

Welly Outsole Rendering

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Converse EB3 Rendering

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