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Meet The Makers: Danuta, Closing Room Operative

Meet Danuta, one of the members of our closing team, for the past 5 years she's been responsible for stitching sections of leather and other materi...

SUPPLIER TRANSPARENCY: KAPS

The Company: Kaps Kaps, a company based in the village of Halickie, Poland employing over 150 members of staff, produces a number of footwear rela...

SUPPLIER TRANSPARENCY: LACTAE HEVEA

The Company: Lactae Hevea (Reltex)Reltex, a company based in the Dauphiné region of France, started producing their Lactae Hevea soles in the 1970...

Behind the Scenes 29 - Working with Horween Chromexcel

BEHIND THE SCENES 29 - Made with a process that’s nearly a century old, Horween’s Chromexcel is an aniline leather that is oiled and waxed with a...

Behind the Scenes 28 - Making Shoes for Conscious Consumers

BEHIND THE SCENES 28 - When we first started working on the GORAL brand there were many conversations had about what we wanted for the brand, the...

Behind the Scenes 27 - We're a Drapers Footwear Awards 2021 Finalist

BEHIND THE SCENES 27 - It's with a great degree of pride and excitement we can announce that GORAL is a finalist in this year's Drapers Footwear ...

Behind the Scenes 26 - A new take on our minimal classic

BEHIND THE SCENES 26 -A few months back we started talking about ideas for a summer product launch, a few different ideas were floating around bu...

Meet The Makers: Kamila, QC & Production

MEET THE MAKERS: KAMILA (4th Gen) QC & PRODUCTION 7 YEARS AT GORAL & SON⁠ Meet Kamila, Bogdan’s daughter and part of the 4th generation to...

Meet The Makers: Leszek, Production Manager

MEET THE MAKERS: LESZEK PRODUCTION MANAGER 5 YEARS AT GORAL & SON⁠ Joining us in 2016 as a lasting room operative, Leszek quickly showed a dee...

Behind the Scenes 25 - Creating a Transparent and Traceable Supply Chain

BEHIND THE SCENES 25 - This week we've been reaching out to our suppliers, for everything from the leather and suede we use to the thread and eye...

Meet The Makers: Jakub, Quality Control and Packing

MEET THE MAKERS: JAKUB QC & PACKING 5 YEARS AT GORAL & SON⁠In his past five years working for Goral & Son Jakub has taken on a number ...

Behind the Scenes 24 - Why Quality Matters: A 6 Month Comparison

BEHIND THE SCENES 24- We decided to put our construction through it's paces to see how it faired against a run of the mill trainer construction. ⁠...