ALL REVVED UP; DESIGNER PASSIONS : TWO THINGS DRIVE GUNMETAL'S GEORGE GUBLO AND MICHAEL SPAULDING CRAZY -- ASIDE FROM SHOES, THAT IS -- CLASSIC CARS AND VINTAGE BOATS.

Footwear News | July 25, 2005| | Copyright

Byline: Michelle Baran

A near-obsession with good design motivates some shoemakers in unexpected ways.

"This will be my car one day. I've just got to sell more of these," says Michael Spaulding, holding up a classic peep-toe pump from the Gunmetal resort collection he codesigned with George Gublo, "to buy one of these."

The photo in his other hand is that of a 1955 BMW 507, a low, sleek two-door convertible with a gracefully curved, elongated hood and chrome detail. But it's the color of the car that is significant: gunmetal gray, the inspiration ...

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