While a senior at the University of Oregon in 2007, Aaron Firestein began drawing on shoes and posting the pictures to Facebook. He viewed white, canvas sneakers as a medium to showcase his art and spent hours expressing himself through this unordinary platform. Aaron's "wearable art" became an instant hit with his peers and he started selling the shoes out of his apartment as a hobby. In 2008, Aaron moved to Buenos Aires and took BucketFeet with him. While volunteering with children in an impoverished area of Buenos Aires, he met fellow volunteer Raaja Nemani, who had just started a year-long backpacking trip around the world. They immediately hit it off while playing fútbol with kids from the local neighborhood, and Raaja even bought his first pair of custom BucketFeet a few days later. Shortly thereafter, Raaja moved on to explore another continent while Aaron stayed back to start an event photography business, but they managed to stay in touch and remain close friends.
Two years later, Raaja moved back to Chicago after working in Abu Dhabi, while Aaron was continuing to sell his one-of-a-kind shoes. Both Raaja and Aaron were itching for a new opportunity and neither could silence their entrepreneurial minds. Raaja reached out to Aaron in May of 2010 and they agreed it was the perfect time to take BucketFeet to the next level. Well, as they say, the rest is history! BucketFeet was born (again) with a mission to sell awesome kicks and make an impact in the lives of kids worldwide. The new company’s motto, Buy a Shoe, Build a Community was born!
BucketFeet exemplifies individuality and confidence. Not only are BucketFeet super comfortable, but the one-of-a-kind designs fit any personality and are sure to get you noticed. Our mission is to bring you the most original, colorful shoes you’ve ever seen!
BucketFeet is wearable art that aims to mesh awesome shoes and up-and-coming global artists to bring attention to the arts and help kids worldwide. We want to inspire people to broaden their horizons and see the world as we have seen it. Each consumer can buy a shoe to build a community and “get involved” with change, one step at a time.
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