benji sheppard /// @banjofromnowhere
Benji Sheppard, Design Academy Eindhoven 2026 graduate, multimedia designer and storyteller from St. Augustine, Florida, creates work influenced by experiences in the conservative South, religious deconstruction, and class division. He communicates complex experiences through various mediums, from steel to sound, adapting the approach to each project's unique demands.
a series of corsets made from secondhand shoes, intended to show the utility in even the most stigmatized used goods. The corsets were sold at the mART in Summer 2024 with intentionally accessible prices, to further emphasize the potential in repurposing secondhand clothing, even for design and upscale fashion.