So how do you go about creating stand out shoe heels? We asked Vanplast, one of our valued members at Total Shoe Concept. With 80 years of experience they are producing up to 40.000 pairs of heels every day. They also produce wedges, soles, platforms, bottoms in EVA and much more… Alfredo Vania (CEO at…

How many times has a hide salesman visited a tanner in China, or any other of the world’s tanning centers, where the buyer/owner says their business is good and they want more hides?  Conversely the owner will typically lament that his business is poor and hides are too expensive and the quality is not good…

Current legislation requires all manufacturers to ensure their footwear passes physical and chemical standards. But finding a company to carry out these tests isn’t so easy, and when you do find companies who do this, how do you know they will do a good job? Having the right machinery doesn’t necessarily mean they test according…

Last Thursday 1st of June 2017, Stahl officially opened its new Centre of Excellence in Parets del Vallès, Spain. More than 250 people were invited to the event including Stahl’s customers, employees and a select group of press. Total Shoe Concept was invited to the opening to experience Stahl’s latest industry wide improvements. We feel honoured…

ARSUTORIA School is the leading institution for Shoes and Bags professionals, specializing in pattern making, prototyping and design courses. They hold programs at their premises in Milan, but also around the world, in collaboration with Footwear associations (in Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Korea, South Africa, China to name but a few).  Since 2009, ARSUTORIA School has…

We are excited to announce our collaboration with LeatherNaturally! Our partnership will reinforce and compliment both organisations. Leather Naturally promotes the use of globally-manufactured sustainable leather and seeks to inspire and inform designers, creators, and consumers about it’s beauty, quality and versatility. Leather is facing intense competition from synthetic materials manufactured from non-biodegradable petrochemical derivatives, which are…

The ‘Product Passport’ with Insights in both technical and environmental product performance Smit & zoon just announced the commercial launch of the ‘Smit & zoon Product Passport’; an easy to use overview with data on the performance of Smit & zoon’s wet-end chemicals on both leather and on the environment. The Smit & zoon Product…