HandmadeView piece Vegetable-tanned leather, hand-lasted in Porto

The Handcrafted Edit / Shoes
Three small ateliers. Vegetable-tanned leather. Soles that can be repaired, not replaced. A shoe should carry the shape of the person who wears it.
The atelier
We work with workshops of three to six people, not factories. The leather is cut by hand, the upper is lasted wet and the sole is stitched before the boot is finished.
Small imperfections are part of the material. A visible stitch, a variation in grain, a slightly different tone: these are the signatures of a person, not a machine.
LastingThe upper is pulled over a wooden last and left to set.
StitchingA hand-stitched welt joins upper and sole without glue.
FinishingEdges are burnished, waxed and polished by hand.
Atelier / 03Why it matters
Every pair can be resoled and reconditioned at our studio. We keep the lasts, the leather and the maker's notes so the shoe can return to the bench years later.
The Handcrafted Edit
HandmadeView piece Vegetable-tanned leather, hand-lasted in Porto
AtelierView piece Pebbled leather, sculpted block heel
NewView piece Waxed suede, hand-stitched welt
Beyond the shoe