The company collaborates with a global community of artists to design limited-edition shoes with the goal of "sparking meaningful conversations to create a brighter world.

[3] The two became friends and upon Raaja's departure from Buenos Aires, Aaron sold him a pair of shoes on which he had drawn an artistic design.

[1] After Raaja had completed his travels, he sent Aaron a Facebook message asking if he would be willing to move to Chicago and create a business around the idea of artist-designed sneakers.

[1] In 2012, Raaja and Aaron tapped Bobby Stephens, a seasoned Retail executive and fellow sneaker enthusiast, to round out the team.

In October 2017, Bucketfeet was acquired by online artist community and e-commerce retailer Threadless for an undisclosed amount.