In conversation with TED’s Cloe Shasha Brooks, Bembury walks through some of his most coveted drops (for Crocs, New Balance, Versace and more) and breaks down the risk-taking behind his work. (Recorded at Play@TED on May 14, 2026)
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@ZuDega
August 28, 2026 at 11:09 am
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@Hassanvisionary20
August 28, 2026 at 11:12 am
Hey my greeting to you from Morocco 🇲🇦
@deltaroo420
August 28, 2026 at 11:32 am
Crocs aren’t cool.
@oThrelc
August 28, 2026 at 7:42 pm
no you are the cool guy, for sure
@qbeike
August 28, 2026 at 9:17 pm
and you@oThrelc
@WEN9DT-l6n
August 29, 2026 at 4:09 am
Everyone has their own taste, but I think they are very cool and stylish xd
@Simonisms
August 30, 2026 at 5:57 am
@deltaroo420 🦜
@SirGriefALot
August 28, 2026 at 11:42 am
Yeezy made foam shoes cool and since Crocs already made foam shoes they copied the formula with colabs and limited releases.
@Franaman
August 28, 2026 at 12:13 pm
Thappend to TED…. Semslike people talk about anything now
@abacus-2
August 28, 2026 at 1:54 pm
An African American(?) blond is cool, and a moustache would really suit him.) Salehe is wise as Solomon.
@bondfieldmarcoux833
August 28, 2026 at 7:05 pm
Where in the world do you get a Masters degree in shoe making? Trump University in Ketamineland!
@WEN9DT-l6n
August 29, 2026 at 4:08 am
guys what does it mean?: to reach out to you 0:21
@Triston_Davis
August 29, 2026 at 1:59 pm
@WEN9DT-l6n another way of saying coming into contact with
@mefilmmaking
August 29, 2026 at 9:56 pm
use context clues
@KelvinJamikolo
August 29, 2026 at 1:30 pm
I vibe with your Art & style Salehe shout out from Zimbabwe. 🇿🇼
@thokozani_ncube
August 30, 2026 at 12:32 pm
@KelvinJamikolo within brother✌🏾🇿🇼
@davegomeztx
August 29, 2026 at 2:15 pm
@salehe is one of my favorite artist in the whole world. His joy and childlike wonder is such a huge inspiration to me!
@CheezyWeezle
August 29, 2026 at 5:51 pm
The video doesn’t even touch on making Crocs “cool”… I don’t think crocs have been made cool… I only ever see people clowning on them. The only people who I have ever seen wearing crocs are not people I would consider “cool” lmao. Crocs dont need to be cool anyways, they serve a particular purpose as footwear; they are great for kids, people with certain foot health issues, and are great activewear for moist/wet environments.
This video didn’t even really talk about anything, there is no message or purpose behind the talk. It’s basically just “look, this guy made some shoes. Wow!” Its not even inspirational, this guys has a masters degree in making shoes but he was still unemployed until he got extremely lucky that someone paid attention to him? This is the opposite of inspirational, saying that even with hard work and dedication you are left to the mercy of people in power/wealth deciding whether you get success or not.
@joeroche552
August 29, 2026 at 9:22 pm
Theyre fucking ugly horrible shoe, not remotely cool. Do I use them for work yes theyre perfect, so’s a hammer when it comes to hammering nails but it isn’t cool
@はぴえねクラッシー
August 29, 2026 at 11:18 pm
軍隊、首だよね。 026.08.30Sun.jpc12:19 1:16
@iangach9202
August 30, 2026 at 1:33 am
Salehe the 🐐
@arpitlakhani1682
August 30, 2026 at 3:23 am
Such amazing set of questions asked! What an amazing interview. Loved the details!
@Nolastepper
August 30, 2026 at 9:26 am
I bought one pair of regular crocs and and 3 pairs of the salhe crocs