Bucketfeet: Artist-Designed Protection for Your Feet

BucketFeet is a US-based online retailer of artist-designed footwear. Founded by Raaja Nemani and Aaron Firestein in 2011, it serves customers from across the globe. The company collaborates with various artists from all over the world who design each shoe. The artists receive a portion of the profits from the sale of the pairs they designed. BucketFeet is currently headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Nemani and Firestein first met in 2008 when they volunteered in the favelas of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The two became friends and upon Nemani’s departure from Buenos Aires, Firestein sold him a pair of shoes with a design he drew himself. The shoes became an easy conversation starter when he met new people, citing that several friendships were sparked from the conversations he had about the unique shoes. The two agreed to move to Chicago in 2010 and in 2011, the business was officially launched.

Today, BucketFeet sells their shoes online through their website, as well as through retail locations and pop-up shops.