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Mashizan Masjum (born December 1972) is a Singapore-born, Florence-based shoe designer. Masjum is the president and creative director of the luxury shoe brand MASHIZAN.

Background
Mashizan Masjum was born in Singapore. At age 21, he pursued his bachelor's degree in communications at the National Technology University, Singapore. Upon graduation, Masjum began his career in the TV industry as a broadcast journalist in 1996, reporting on various issues throughout Asia.

Career
In 2000, he ventured into the world of independent documentary filmmaking, specializing in science, history, and people. An active member of the documentary community in New York, he is also part of the Grand Jury in the highly prestigious New York Festivals of TV & Film. He also sits as part of the jury for the International Emmy and Banff Festival of TV and Film.

In 2005, he moved from Singapore to NYC to embark on a career in TV and lived there till 2011 where he had the opportunity to work on international documentaries for National Geographic, History Channel and more.

In 2013, he took a sabbatical from TV and spent the summer in Florence learning the art of shoemaking and designing from master artisan Angelo Imperatice and the former head designer of Ferragamo.

After two years, Masjum launched his debut collection, Le Tre Sorelle, in 2015.