Think Shoes
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You either love Think! shoes or you don't. Perhaps a little courage is required as well. Which is good, because some people like to swim against the current of anonymous mainstream design. Why don't you decide for yourself?.

We are glad to support you, if you have any questions about Think! Different, because they refuse to slavishly follow the dictates of fashion, and instead have grown and developed from basic anatomical and orthopedic principles. The shoes we've created following this philosophy are fascinating in their unique design, from the uppers down to the unusual, individual soles. Which is good, because some people like to swim against the current of anonymous mainstream design. Our feet haven't got that much time in the space of their short lives. Instead, let's put them in a bed that provides them with the freedom they need and that works together with the complex interplay of muscles, tendons and bones that make up our feet. That's why we take the greatest care not only while crafting each model, but also when we create the last, a model for shaping the shoe. The last and the pattern determine whether your foot will feel good in the shoe or not. And to make sure that the fit lasts for the life of the shoe, we leave the shoe on the last for several hours, in good old shoemaker tradition. Since we use premium-quality natural materials, your shoes require a bit more care than conventional shoes made with chemically treated components. It's better to stuff your shoes with newspapers to dry them. For us, environmental protect ion is neither a marketing tool nor a temporary fashion topic, but the pure conviction and solid part of our company philosophy. For more than 20years we have been producing shoes under strict ecological standards and utilisation of materials which are kind to humans as well as nature. Sustainability is an important basic principle for us. Therefore we produce every shoe under careful consideration of regenerative natural resources. For us, environmental protection is neither a marketing tool nor a temporary fashion topic, but the pure conviction and a solid part of our company philosophy. By carving the bark, the latex seeps out, is collected in reservoirs and will be further processed. 25 years, when the tree cannot supply anymore sap, it will continue its growth naturally. Natural latex is characterised by excellent insulation as well as high abrasion resistance and is skid-proof. Our insoles are made of 99% pure cork, adjusting to the shape of the foot i n a natural and healthy way. Apart from our respect of raw materials, we attach great importance to environmental friendliness and all our packaging in made of recyclable paper and cardboard. We buy our leathers mostly from certified tanneries in central Europe, which we have proofed in detail regarding the prevailing environmental and social situation. No cow, which has been grazing peacefully on a pasture in Tuscany has to fade away through the production of our shoes. Our leather is only a bi-product of food processing. We don’t conserve our rawhides using chemi cal addit ives, to create transport shortcuts. Special salts and a faultless cold chain are enough to ensure the healthy transport of our hides. Vegetable tanning benefits humans as well as nature in that the leather helps the foot to breathe and absorb humidity very well. Furthermore, we only use colours free of any heavy metal and we abstain from carcinogenic AZO colours. Factors like child labour, exploitation of employees, inhumane working conditions, unprotected handling of tannic acid and unstrained emissions of tannic acid into rivers are not part of our production process.