DESIGN

AT 1812, DESIGN IS MULTIFACETED. TECHNICAL, AESTHETIC, SYMBOLIC, AND ETHICAL.

CRAFTING A PAIR OF LUXURY HANDMADE SHOES IS AN ART OF EXTRAORDINARY COMPLEXITY. ABOVE ALL, IT IS THE BRIDGE BETWEEN TWO COMPLEX SYSTEMS.

THE HUMAN BODY IN MOTION AND TRANFORMING THE CREATE VISION INTO THE CRAFTED OBJECT THAT SUPPORTS IT.

THE CREATION OF A TRAINER IS NO LESS DEMANDING. ON AVERAGE REQUIRING AROUND 22 DISTINCT MATERIALS, ASSEMBLED INTO 40 INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS, AND BROUGHT TOGETHER THROUGH HUNDREDS OF PRECISE, DELIBERATE ACTIONS.

THE DETAIL

EACH SILHOUETTE IS SHAPED WITH SENSATION AT ITS CORE. THE INTENTION IS NOT TO FOLLOW TRENDS OR FLEETING FASHION BUT TO EXPLORE THE PHYSICAL EXPERIENCE ITSELF.

EVERY TOUCH, FLEX AND MOVEMENT MATTERS. ACHIEVING THIS REQUIRES PATIENCE AND PRECISION, A COMMITMENT TO SOURCING ONLY THE MOST REMARKABLE HIDES AND WORKING THEM THROUGH PROCESSES THAT PRESERVE THEIR INNATE CHARACTER WHILE UNLOCKING THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

AT 1812, THIS INTRICATE PUZZLE IS RESOLVED DURING THE PROTOTYPING PHASE. FOLLOWING THE TRADITION OF MASTER CORDWAINERS, OUR DESIGNERS WORK OVER A LAST SHAPED TO MIRROR THE COMPOUND CURVES OF THE HUMAN FOOT.

EACH PROTOTYPE IS MORE THAN A STUDY IN FORM, IT IS A FUNCTIONAL TEST PIECE, SCRUTINISED FOR STRUCTURE, COMFORT, AND AESTHETIC HARMONY.

THE PROCESS FOLLOWS A MEASURED RHYTHM, GUIDED BY AN EXTENDED DESIGN BRIEF THAT EVOLVES THROUGH STAGES: REFINING STRUCTURE, SELECTING MATERIALS, AND EXPLORING VISUAL LANGUAGE. THIS CYCLE REPEATS, OFTEN MANY TIMES, UNTIL A DESIGN REACHES THE STANDARD REQUIRED FOR PRODUCTION.

EVERY CREATION MUST NAVIGATE THE DELICATE BALANCE BETWEEN STRENGTH AND FLEXIBILITY, DURABILITY AND LIGHTNESS AND QUALITY.

PERFECTION, IN THIS CONTEXT, IS NOT ABSOLUTE; WE PREFER THE NATURAL IMPERFECTION OF REAL LEATHER. IT IS THE PRECISE RESOLUTION OF FORM AND FUNCTION FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE, CRAFTED FOR ITS MOMENT IN TIME.