Paraboot is a French shoe brand founded over 100 years ago. The headquarters is situated in Izeaux in the French Alpes near Grenoble. We manufacturer shoes using the traditional methods for optimum comfort and function. Our Norwegian and Goodyear welted shoes are all made in France. (We are the biggest manufacturer of Norwegian welted shoes in the world.) The Blake stitched shoes are made in France, Italy and Spain. The legendary strength and durability of the Paraboot shoes is attributed to the quality of the component materials. We only use the best European leathers tanned following traditional methods. Beside this, we have our own rubber outsole factory, which is a strength and a unique feature for the brand....
SEUVAS was established in 2021 in Kojima, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture. My family had been running a school uniform sewing factory since my grandfather's generation, but price competition was fierce, making it difficult to sustain the factory and pass on the techniques. in result, we established a casual shirt sewing company to pass this know-how on to future generations.
Based in Tokyo, Japan, PASO JEWELRY is a craft brand launched in 2015 by Ayumi Kawabata - a metal engraver and designer. The organic silhouettes and exquisite textures offers high-end unisex jewelry that blends into each individual's daily life. Timeless, seasons, unisex and natural, including silver 925, gold k10 and k18.
Merz b. Schwanen’s origins date back over a century. Based on original cuts and high quality materials ever since, the brand still lives on these values. Moreover the unique past is connected with modern, contemporary designs, good materials and thoughtful details. All this, the use of eco-friendly materials of the highest standards and socially as well as environmentally responsible production methods round up what Merz b. Schwanen is all about: making good things with good people for good people and sharing all that is good.
Within Okayama Prefecture in the southern part of Japan’s main Honshu island, textile manufacturers have been combining modern and traditional production concepts in order to create textiles and garments that will leave little to no impact on the environment. These projects are the culmination of the old and the new; both traditional and contemporary manufacturing techniques that are being strategically blended in order to maintain the integrity of Japan’s textile tradition while ensuring there is no damage to the local ecosystem.
