Dan McRorie is an award-winning Métis artist, designer, and entrepreneur from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Dan’s work as a leather artist has led to collaborations with well-known figures such as Dee and Ricky, Nigel Sylvester, and Ben Erickson. In 2016, Dan and Ben Erickson won the Best-in-Show Award for their design of the Erickson Aesthetic’s Daybed at the Architectural Digest Design Show in New York City. Dan’s work has been featured in publications like Vogue, Luxe magazine, Atlas Quarterly, The New York Times, WWD, and WAD Magazine. Dan was invited by MOMA to create and host workshops during the Items: is Fashion Modern? exhibit. A firm believer in the power of community and collaboration, Dan played a pivotal role in transforming an 8,000-square-foot space in Queens, New York, into “The Factory” at Knickerbocker Manufacturing—a hub for learning, creativity, and training for emerging artists and designers. His entrepreneurial career began with These Boots, a shoe repair shop he founded in his early 20s, where he honed his craft in shoemaking and leather artistry. Dan has co-founded several businesses since, centered on craftsmanship and design, including Knickerbocker Manufacturing in New York City and Fitzwater Interiors which he co-founded with his wife, Jenna McRorie, a design-build renovation studio based in Philadelphia. When not immersed in creative work, Dan enjoys outdoor adventures with his family and skateboarding with his two sons, Frankie and Wally.