{
  "id": 17215500,
  "title": "Lukas Bentel created Mschf’s Big Red Boot. Now, he’s striking out on his own",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/lukas-bentel-created-mschfs-big-red-boot-now-hes-striking-out-on-his",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-30T10:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fast Company",
    "slug": "fast-company",
    "url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91632457/lukas-bentel-created-mschfs-big-red-boot-now-hes-striking-out-on-his-own"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lukas Bentel, co-founder of the Brooklyn-based art collective Mschf and its chief creative officer, is moving on to start his own design practice after nearly eight years with the brand. He plans to focus on creating physical objects, with a major emphasis on combining high art and satire with mass appeal. Bentel's notable works at Mschf include the Big Red Boot, Satan Shoes, and the ATM Leaderboard. Among the memorable projects from his time at Hello Velocity, the biotech company Byte Labs and the successful celebrity biopsies project stand out.",
  "summary": "In 2024, Lukas Bentel helped pull off a heist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art . Sort of. Bentel is a cofounder of the iconic Brooklyn-based art collective Mschf and, until recently, served as its chief creative officer. After nearly eight years with the brand, he’s parting ways with the collective to start his own design practice. He says it is still in an “exploration phase” but will include a…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}