Manuel Burgos
Shoemaker and textile designer
Montreux
About
« The worker, by producing a work, transcends his condition. In the process of creating the work, he embodies the very essence of creative humanity. »
Manuel Burgos learned about fashion and haute couture in Argentina before turning to shoemaking. Arriving in France in 2007, he worked in a shoemaker's shop in Paris, then trained in traditional shoemaking with companion Romain Didier. He enriched his know-how in luxury workshops and then explored working-class environments in France, Spain and Switzerland.
« I seek to concretize a critique of mass consumption by emphasizing a free aesthetic and technical know-how. »
In January 2025, Manuel Burgos moved to Montreux, where he wanted to bring to life an aesthetic, social and political project that he had already begun to imagine in 1995. In this creative space that he experienced as a dream, he intended to tackle a retrospective of his professional and personal career by creating exclusive pieces by hand.
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Training
2019, Diploma in adult trainer/support, University of Avignon, France
2016, CAP in podiatry and orthotics, Rhône Professional Education Society (SEPR), Lyon, France
2015, CAP in shoemaking, Rhône Professional Education Society (SEPR), Lyon, France
2012, CAP in shoemaking, D'Alembert High School, Paris, France
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Route de Chernex 36
1820 Montreux
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