Nicola Macdonald-Turner is a passionate and highly accomplished Footwear Design Consultant and Design Director with over 20 years of experience specialising in women’s luxury and contemporary footwear. Based in London, she is renowned for her sophisticated design sensibility and deep technical understanding of shoemaking, bringing creativity, precision, and innovation to every collection.

Her career spans a range of influential leadership roles, including Design Director for FitFlop, Footwear Design Director for Marc Jacobs, and Senior Footwear Designer & Manager for MBMJ in New York, where she spent seven years shaping the brand’s distinctive identity. Nicola has also worked as a freelance consultant for leading global brands, translating their unique visions into commercially successful, design-led footwear.

Nicola thrives on the challenge of aligning intuitive storytelling with fresh, forward-thinking concepts. She is a natural leader who takes pride in building and motivating creative teams, fostering collaborative, high-performing studio environments where talent is empowered and ideas are nurtured. With extensive cross-category and cross-gender experience, she ensures strong design synergy and a consistent, compelling brand voice across collections.

Driven by a love of luxurious craftsmanship and a dedication to continual evolution, Nicola remains energised by new perspectives and the pursuit of creative excellence. She lives in South London with her husband and two children.