Salehe Bembury

Salehe Bembury is an American designer. Currently operating his own brand Spunge, the New York City-native has become widely known for his footwear collaborations with New Balance and Crocs, among others.

Born in 1986, the Tribeca-raised creative graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in industrial design. After college, Bembury landed a footwear design role at Payless Shoe Source, an experience the now Los Angeles-based multi-hyphenate described as “a great place to get my feet wet” to W Magazine in October 2016. Between 2011 and 2020, Salehe Bembury had stints at Cole Haan – having a hand in creating the divisive, but industry-changing LunarGrand – and Greats, a Jon Buscemi company, but one of the footwear designer’s biggest breaks was joining adidas Yeezy in the autumn of 2015. While at Kanye West’s label, the Syracuse University alum helped execute men’s footwear for Season 3 and Season 4 (the former was famously showcased at Madison Square Garden on February 11th, 2016).

On a whim on a random day in 2017, Bembury reached out to Versace’s design director via LinkedIn with a pitch: What if the Italian fashion house got into sneakers? Donatella Versace hired him as Head Designer of Sneakers upon their first meeting in Milan with the American creative going on to create the label’s Chain Reaction silhouette. Throughout the year, Salehe Bembury also worked with Kerby Jean-Raymond on Pyer Moss. Both Black designers have been vocal about the lack of representation within the footwear industry, with the 30-something-year-old LA resident also telling W Magazine that the small peer pool may have played an unconscious role in bringing both Black men together.

With Bembury’s Pollex Clog one of the biggest breakout hits this decade and now a ubiquitous streetwear item, he and Crocs are turning their attention to bigger and better things. The Crocs Saru Clog was the first step, a half-moc, half-croc design that still sports the fingerprint outsole design. More notably, the Crocs Juniper debuted at the end of May. It added a true sneaker style to the Crocs catalog while maintaining Bembury’s quirky design language. The Juniper debuted in a coral colorway, but additional versions teased in the lead-up hint towards more releases down the line. As a final addition to his growing footwear arsenal, Bembury announced a new partnership with PUMA in July 2024, joining their Hoops division in a leading creative role that’ll include recruitment of the brand’s next signature athlete.

Below you can find the latest on Salehe Bembury shoes, including his latest work with the Colorado clog company.

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Salehe Bembury x New Balance 1000 “Fog Be The Cloud” Releases On August 22nd

Updated August 14h, 2025: Salehe Bembury x New Balance 1000 “Fog Be The Cloud” is expected to release on August 22nd. Updated July 15th, 2025: New in-hand...

By Matt Varga August 14, 2025
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Salehe Bembury’s Crocs Cypress “Tetra” Is Available Now

Updated August 14th, 2025: Salehe Bembury’s Crocs Cypress “Tetra” is available now for $130 on beaspunge.com. Original article published August 4th, 2025: In December of...

By Andrew Rizzo August 14, 2025
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Tyrese Haliburton Teases Upcoming PUMA Hali 1 Colorways

In an ideal world, Tyrese Haliburton would be teasing his first signature PUMA shoe while at practice ramping up for next season. However, the Pacers...

By Andrew Rizzo July 25, 2025
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Salehe Bembury’s Crocs Juniper “F&F Tree Camo” Is Available Now

Updated July 24th, 2025: Salehe Bembury x Crocs Juniper “F&F Tree Camo” is now available on beaspunge.com. The busiest man in the sneaker world is...

By Andrew Rizzo July 24, 2025
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Salehe Bembury’s PUMA Velum Set To Launch During Paris Fashion Week

Updated June 23rd, 2025: The Salehe Bembury x PUMA era is about to begin; his first project with the brand is set to launch on...

By Matt Varga June 20, 2025
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Salehe Bembury’s Crocs Pollex Clog “Tree Camo” Releases Again On June 12th

Updated June 6th, 2025: Crocs has queued up the Salehe Bembury Pollex Clog “Tree Camo” for a wider release on June 12th via Crocs.com. Retail...

By Matt Varga June 6, 2025
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Tyrese Haliburton’s PUMA Hali 1 Has Salehe Bembury’s Fingerprints All Over It

The first signature Tyrese Haliburton shoe is officially here. Designed by Salehe Bembury, the PUMA Hali 1 will make its on-court debut tonight when the...

By Andrew Rizzo June 5, 2025
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Salehe Bembury’s Crocs Juniper “Apricot” Is Available Now

Updated May 22nd, 2025: The Salehe Bemebury x Crocs Juniper in “Apricot” is available now via the designer’s beaspunge site, retailing for $140. Hit the...

By Andrew Rizzo May 22, 2025
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Salehe Bembury And Nina Chanel Abney Collide For A Checkered Crocs Pollex Clog

Updated April 29th, 2025: Official images of the Nina Chanel Abney x Crocs Pollex Clog have surfaced. These are set to launch on April 30th,...

By Matt Varga April 23, 2025
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