{
  "id": 17293315,
  "title": "From Singapore’s heartlands to luxury footwear: How Mashizan Masjum built a business on his own terms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/from-singapores-heartlands-to-luxury-footwear-how-mashizan-masjum",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-30T21:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Singapore",
    "slug": "cna-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/people/mashizan-masjum-singapore-luxury-shoe-designer-6495626"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Once a television producer, the Singaporean now creates limited-edition shoes handmade in Florence for an international clientele. But building his luxury footwear label has meant learning when to adapt, rethink his designs and listen to his customers.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}