Born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina, Sarah Barnwell Smith is a graduate of the B.F.A. Accessory design program from the Savannah College of Art and Design.

sarah’s work is focused on color & material design for performance RUNNING, TRAINING, and track & field footwear. she is also skilled in HANDBAG design, soft goods, and footwear design with a focus in women’s bespoke fashion footwear.

PRIOR TO MOVING TO BOSTON, sarah designed and HAND-manufactured a COLLECTION OF LEATHER BAGS for J. STARK. SHE PREVIOUSLY DESIGNEd performance & lifestyle FOOTWEAR FOR NEW BALANCE and training footwear for REEBOK. recently, sarah was featured as a guest on the cutting room floor by recho omondi.

sarah is currently the senior color & MATERIAL designer for RUN / TRAIN footwear at PUMA in boston, massachusetts.