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Inside the Wilson Smith III Footwear Design Studio at PLC Detroit: Photos

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Wilson Smith III inside his footwear design studio at PLC Detroit.
Courtesy of John Howard

Pensole Lewis College (PLC Detroit) — the country’s first historically Black college and university (HBCU) focused on design — has honored the legacy of Wilson Smith III, with a footwear design studio in his name.

On July 15, the school unveiled the Wilson Smith III Footwear Design Stu/deo by MillerKnoll and Nike, which was designed by school alumni and furnished by MillerKnoll.

“Since Wilson is a former architect, I connected him with Angel Buckens, one of our former students who designed some of the other spaces [at PLC Detroit]. The two of them have been working together to make it feel like his space,” PLC Detroit founder Dr. D’Wayne Edwards told FN.

Here are images from the July 15 reveal and of the space.

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Inside the Wilson Smith Footwear Design Studio at PLC Detroit: Photos
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