My mother wouldn't buy them for me, so I started my first job just to get my hands on them. Eight years later, multiple hyper modern hybrid sneakers down, countless collaborations complete and a brand new collection on its way, we spoke to Guillaume about where it all began, his favourite ever sneakers and what we can expect from the future of Filling Pieces. Guillaume launched his own design concepts, eventually introducing his fine Italian-made, thick-soled artistically-minimal sneakers into an oversaturated sneaker market and solidifying his name in the industry. The result was Filling Pieces, the missing link between high fashion and streetwear, which he founded in 2009. From that moment on he was inspired to start his own. Whilst studying architecture, Guillaume realised something revolutionary that you couldn’t find sneakers that were both high concept and unique at a price point in between high-street and high-end. It’s driven by a unique vision and a true passion for authentic and original design that all initially began in Guillaume's minds’ eye. The greatest compliment that you can pay Guillaume Philibert is that Filling Pieces, despite the number of sneakers out there, is radically different from every other footwear brand. In the fifth of our seven exclusive interviews with our OPUMO 2017 award winners, we speak to Filling Pieces founder Guillaume Philibert about his life in sneakers, the future of the industry and what it means to be our most influential ‘Sneakerhead’ of 2017. ![]() At the beginning of the month we launched the first ever OPUMO Awards – a dedicated end-of-year-roundup that celebrates some of the biggest personalities and inspirations over the past 12 months.
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