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SoleSpace Lab: Customize, Design & Repair Sneakers

SoleSpace Lab: Customize, Design & Repair Sneakers

SoleSpace Lab: Customize, Design & Repair Sneakers

SoleSpace Lab: Customize, Design & Repair Sneakers

SoleSpace Lab: Customize, Design & Repair Sneakers

Let’s bring the joy of sneaker culture back and celebrate creativity, community & sustainability!

Let’s bring the joy of sneaker culture back and celebrate creativity, community & sustainability!

Let’s bring the joy of sneaker culture back and celebrate creativity, community & sustainability!

Let’s bring the joy of sneaker culture back and celebrate creativity, community & sustainability!

Jeff Perlstein
Jeff Perlstein
Jeff Perlstein
Jeff Perlstein
2 Campaigns |
Oakland, United States
$15,271 USD by 145 backers
$15,006 USD by 140 backers on Jun 16, 2024
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Join me - Jeff - in building the Bay Area's first sneaker-making, upcycling and design workshop.

Together we can create the greenest, most fun sneaker shop on the planet. 

SoleSpace Lab is harnessing the dynamism of sneaker culture to unleash our community’s creativity, take on climate change, and train young people in design and social entrepreneurship - plus spark joy!

Help me raise the final $10k we need to run our 3 month pilot this summer.

Grab one of our great PERKS and/or make a contribution to fund our youth scholarships.

All contributions of $20+ incl. a ticket to our 6/14 kickoff party, $100 or more includes 2 tix.

A Groundbreaking Approach

There are sneaker workshops in at least 8 cities across the U.S. - but none in The Bay, and none that focus on sustainability while training up local teens. We will.

SoleSpace Lab brings together 4 proven elements under one roof for the first time: an upcycling & cleaning service, customizing and design classes, a maker workspace, and a sneaker gallery. 

Choose GREAT PERKS and/or make a contribution

Your contribution will go directly to our scholarship fund, ensuring Oakland teens from all economic backgrounds are able to participate. 

OR grab a Perk for you, friends, and family: 

  • Customize your Kicks at a workshop - no experience necessary
  • Get your sneakers cleaned by our skilled technicians
  • Rent the space for an event with your peeps (Karaoke, movie night, etc.)
  • Commission a handmade pair of Air Jordans or Sambas!

* All contributions of $20+ incl. a ticket to our kickoff party, $100 or more includes 2 tix.

Let's Do This!

We could all use a major dose of joy right now - and downtown Oakland could really use some positive energy these days.

Join us in raising the final $10k to launch the SoleSpace Lab summer pilot!

Let’s give this gift to our community and our youth. 

Thank you in advance,

~ Jeff Perlstein for SoleSpace Lab: a not-for-profit community enterprise

Left: Jeff & Sung Roh, master cobbler in NYC, teaching our Resoling/Upcycling class.  

Right: Lionel Messi & Stepkicks510, master customizer & SoleSpace Lab guest artist. 

Previous photo: Guest instructor Tahirah with Latitude High School workshop students.

First photo, left: The Queen, Lauryn Hill, shot by Aaron Miller.

First photo, right: The GOAT, Steph Curry, shot by me at the Christmas Eve celebration in Old Oakland for FBCC Kids fashion & sneaker workshop run by Devlin Carter.

 

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Class: Customize your Kicks!

$100 USD $125 USD (20% off)
Estimated Shipping
June 2024
21 out of 80 of claimed

Get your Shoes Cleaned!

$60 USD $75 USD (20% off)
Estimated Shipping
July 2024
6 out of 40 of claimed

Scholarship: Customizing Class

$100 USD $125 USD (20% off)
15 claimed

Teen Drop-In Day!

$100 USD $150 USD (33% off)
Estimated Shipping
June 2024
4 claimed

Class: Resole Birks or Chucks

$250 USD $300 USD (16% off)
Estimated Shipping
July 2024
0 out of 8 of claimed

Space Rental: 3 hour event

$500 USD $750 USD (33% off)
2 out of 6 of claimed

Sip & Paint Party - 5 friends

$500 USD $625 USD (20% off)
2 out of 8 of claimed

A Handmade pair of Sambas!

$750 USD $1,000 USD (25% off)
Estimated Shipping
August 2024
2 out of 8 of claimed

A Handmade pair of Jordan 1s!

$1,000 USD $1,250 USD (20% off)
Estimated Shipping
August 2024
1 out of 6 of claimed
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