Our Story
RYZ was founded in Portland, Oregon in June of 2008 by a group of ex-industry sneaker heads who believed in a better way. Avant-guard in the eyes of traditional footwear brands - RYZ continues to challenge convention - revolutionizing a creative platform for both established and undiscovered talent. Here, All RYZ.
The Slash
Located on the side of each heel, The Slash is a minimal branding effort to allow more room for our artists to shine. Think of our shoes as fine art.
The RYZ Blog
Design of the Week 02/01/2010
Monday, February 1, 2010 at 21:10:20
In this edition of RYZ Design of the Week, we have " In the Lab " by Vo1ture . If Escher and Dali collaborated on their own line of footwear, it might look something like this. Vo1ture does a nice job of combining art and footwear AND pass the wearability test.
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Design of the Week - 01/25/2010
Monday, January 25, 2010 at 19:36:04
Who knew that a rare eagle domestic to the Philippines that feasts on monkeys and lemurs could make an excellent sneaker design? Thanks to song23 's " Haribon ", one of the most powerful birds in the world has also become one of the most powerful designs in the running at RYZ. The keen illustration, splash of texture and minimal...
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Design of the Week - 01/18/2010
Monday, January 18, 2010 at 16:32:58
RYZ Design of the Week #7 is " Cat-Eye Doomscape " by BenFoot . What does this cat know about the apocalypse that we don't? Can its extra pair of eyes see deep into the future? Come show your love for this design and cast your vote for the all the other great designs in our Vote gallery. Our designers are stepping it up and we need your...
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Design of the Week - 01/11/2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 12:03:25
Last week it was a blood-thirsty spider straight out of a graphic novel. This week it's an abstract design that smacks of Miami Vice. Either way, with 2 wins in-a-row, beadler is rockin' a lot of free RYZ kicks on the house. " Scattered " is beadler's latest creation. We like the throwback colors and the well thought out design....
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