Pensole

Pensole Footwear Design Academy is a footwear design school based in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 2010 by D’Wayne Edwards, the school has partnerships with institutions such as Parsons The New School for Design, Art Center College of Design, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as brands such as Foot Locker, Asics, and Adidas. D'Wayne Edwards is a former design director of Brand Jordan, a subsidiary of Oregon-based Nike. The school has also worked with Adidas, whose North American headquarters are in Portland, and also holds a design competition called the Future of Footwear.