How we turn old shoes into new Woolboots.
Just like Charlie in the chocolate factory, Blue LOOP Originals and FastFeetGrinded stood together at the controls of the machine in Heerhugowaard (NL), curious about how we could give old shoes a new life. What started with an innovative machine to dismantle shoes and separate materials grew into a sustainable recycling revolution. Thanks to this development, the Woolboot has a sole containing 30% recycled shoe soles. Nice detail; you can still see the small particles inside.
Of course, a woolboot also needs to be warm. Together with a hundred-year-old felt maker from Florence, we created a strong, warm felt containing many old wool sweaters.
These two special elements come together in the Woolboot, produced in Portugal, close to home.
This is how you give your (cold) feet a new life with a little magic, a lot of perseverance, old shoe soles, and recycled wool sweaters.
The Woolboot is not currently being reproduced.
