Portugal
The importance of design in sustainable footwear
An increasing number of companies are focusing on products based on recycled, recyclable, biodegradable, renewable materials and more durable products and the design element is key on the whole process
Perlato, tradition meets innovation
Lovely handmade could easily be the motto of this Portuguese-based footwear company
Sustainability by a vegetarian businesswoman
Ana Vasconcelos defines herself as self-made woman in a men’s world. She entered company Belcinto in 1975, after the death of its founder, her father. Since then she has been living and breathing leather goods while being proudly vegetarian
Vapesol promotes design competition
The soles manufacturer based in Felgueiras, in the north of Portugal and at the heart of the footwear industry Cluster, is giving design students an opportunity to develop a prototype which will be at exhibition at Lineapelle
New Generation: Meet Mara Ferreira
With a Bachelor degree in Business Management and a Post-Graduation in Human Resources, Mara Ferreira has been working at Bolflex for 8 years. This year, she launched the brand My Cute Pooch
Luís Onofre takes on the Presidency of the CEC
The President of APICCAPS will take the lead of the European Footwear Industry. Luís Onofre will succeed the Italian Cleto Sagripanti in a ceremony taking place in Porto today
Christian Louboutin inspired by Portugal
Portugaba is a bag manufactured with Portuguese handcrafted techniques and aims to pay tribute to the country that welcomed the designer
New Generation: meet Bruno Queirós
Fashion is a long-time passion of Bruno Queirós, who has been a model and recently decided to launch a footwear brand. He is the face of The Baron’s Cage, a male footwear brand that promises to revolutionize the market
Bolflex's focus on recycled and vegan materials
The Portuguese-based company specialized in footwear components has just launched into the market new vegan and recycled products. Currently, the company's business model is based on three keywords: reduce, reuse and recycle
INLU, 100% Portuguese
INLU was first conceptualized in 2017 by a small creative team of women with backgrounds in business and fashion, sharing a common goal to create a new generation of bold and comfortable footwear easily fittting with unique styles
Josefinas launch new mules with a mission
Portuguese-based brand Josefinas continues to support women in many ways. Imagine is the first collaboration with Ibukun Jesusanmi, a British designer with Nigerian origins, whose illustrations, called Colorful Faces, give originality and amusement to footwear
This is Charlie, Belcinto's first travel bag
Charlie was Belcinto's first travel bag. Robust, durable and trustworthy are the words used by the company to describe a product which has been in use for decades
Brusque, expressing the passion for footwear
Get to know a brand of footwear from Felgueiras, in the north of Portugal, a city with a long tradition in shoe making-
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