This is not a collaboration, it’s a partnership between two veteran designers; Amin; specializing in leather & denim for 12 years, and Paul Kaufman; a legendary shoemaker who introduced the iconic brand, Dr. Martens, to the United States in 1980.

Design Language, opening September 4th 2025, dives into the duos’ untraditional journeys as designers. Illustrating how the common thread of design transcends age, race, religion, geography, and language. We explore their unique perspectives through the conventions Amin and Paul use to speak about ‘land’. Paul, naming his footwear silhouettes after street classifications (Freeway, Crosswalk, Junction, Alley, Intersection), while Amin names the colourways after nature (Clay, Coal, Sky, Sage, Sand, Slate).

This exhibit will provide guests with unique insight behind the process of 3 silhouettes Amin and Paul designed together. The 3 designs pay homage to western workwear and counter-culture