A sculptural sneaker rendered in bright red and cream-colored clay with a glossy glazed finish. The shoe features exaggerated proportions with a bulbous silhouette, prominent sole detailing, and an oversized lace system, presented against a white background.
A sculptural sneaker rendered in bright red and cream-colored clay with a glossy glazed finish. The shoe features exaggerated proportions with a bulbous silhouette, prominent sole detailing, and an oversized lace system, presented against a white background.

Dean Roper Bio

Dean Roper is an artist and designer living and working in New York City. He creates objects for the “betterment" of daily life, taking inspiration from junk food, pop culture, memes, head shops, outsider art, sports, fashion and growing up. His work has been featured in Bullett magazine, Paper Magazine, and the Fader and has designed collections for Urban Outfitters and Aurora. He is also the founder of Objet NYC,… Read more

Dean Roper is an artist and designer living and working in New York City. He creates objects for the “betterment" of daily life, taking inspiration from junk food, pop culture, memes, head shops, outsider art, sports, fashion and growing up. His work has been featured in Bullett magazine, Paper Magazine, and the Fader and has designed collections for Urban Outfitters and Aurora. He is also the founder of Objet NYC, an experimental design collective producing furniture, home goods and clothing. Roper received his BFA in Ceramics from the Kansas City Art Institute in 2013.

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