The Trippen story in brief: 1992 the concept for the brand Trippen is established 1994 the Trippen, A.Spieth, M.Oehler GmbH is launched 1995 the Trippen flagship store opens in Berlin 1996 Trippen is nominated for the Baden-Württemberg International          Design Award with Longevity as theme 1997 open the first two Trippen partner shops in Tokyo 1998 open four more shops in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Taipei          and Trippen starts to build up its factory in Zehdenick, Germany 1999 the Trippen partner shops in Kobe, Kyoto and London open and          the Closed collection wins an award of the Design Center          Stuttgart 2000 between 2000 and 2002 Trippen is awarded with a total of five          international product design awards 2002 two more Trippen shops open in Berlin 2003 starts the co-operation with Issey Miyake 2004 the then latest Trippen development Penna collection wins a          Good Design Award 2005 the Penna collection is nominated for the Design Award of the          Federal Republic of Germany 2006 2006 with Trippen Iceland a new partner shop opens in Reykjavik 2007 the x + os collection is awarded with an iF product design          award and the German Shoe and Leather Goods Prize and          nominated for the Design Award of the Federal Republic of          Germany 2008; with Trippen Cologne and the new partner shop          in Bilbao open two more Trippen single brand stores		2008 Trippen celebrates the openings of partner shops in Daikanyama,          Taipei and the new Trippen single brand store in Heidelberg Contrary to the popular opinion that a company can only achieve economic success by ducking its responsibility for production, Trippen proves the opposite: modern design combines environmental friendliness, sustainability and social responsibility. For more than a decade now Trippen has been successful with this concept. Besides the own stores in Germany and the Trippen partner shops in Japan, Taiwan and Spain there are over 450 shops worldwide that carry Trippen shoes. Co-operations with well-known designers like Issey Miyake and a number of international product design awards underline this success. Rather than simply modifying existing designs or following short-lived trends, Trippen searches for new solutions. Inspired by upcoming developments, the designs take fashion trends on board, but not their disposability. The shapes of lasts and sole units as well as the types of materials used remain unmodified. Repeatedly coming up with new ideas based on the same principles requires a lot of creativity. The challenge lies in the pattern technique.

	Over the years Trippen has developed its own characteristic style in this regard that has nothing in common with traditional shoe patterns. These unique pattern experiments form the basis of every collection. The new designs are supplemented by fashionable colour schemes. The collections are not replaced every season, rather existing styles remain available. Since the beginning in the early 1990s, Angela Spieth and Michael Oehler have remained true to the idea of designing shoes whose individual components can be exchanged and replaced. Environmental regulations and ecological production methods are not only taken into consideration, but have a direct influence on the design. The result is a sustainable product, which at the same time offers great variety to the consumer. The collections are designed in such a way that even small quantities can be produced in Germany and Italy at competitive prices. The short distance from the production facilities allows paying attention to customer requests and at the same time guarantee a short delivery time.		Social responsibility is another central pillar of the corporate philosophy. Trippen therefore supports local production. The construction of an own Trippen factory 80km north of Berlin not only reduced transport to a minimum but also created new jobs in a region otherwise lacking in infrastructure. All other manufacturing takes place in small family businesses in Northern Italy. Only in these small productions, with which Trippen maintains a close personal contact, can the work environment be actively improved.

Michael Oehler + Angela Spieth  Founder of Trippen

Production  Quality and socially responsible production using the best materials

Favourite shoes  Shoes that express an individuality not to be found in the traditional mass market