Our closed shoes are produced in Italy. Initially we wanted to produce the shoes in Germany to reduce transport. The Trippen design is, however, such that it requires traditional shoe-making techniques and rather antiquated machines. We began our production in 1995 in a small village in northern Italy. Today the whole village and other family businesses near Venice, Montebelluna and Civita Nova work for Trippen. Because of the nature of the shoes, the amount of handwork required, and our demand for quality within this handwork, our production requirements are best met by small factories.		Our shoes are not glued together, rather double-sewn. The leather uppers are first sewn to a middle sole and then to the rubber sole - this allows for the easy removal of the rubber sole for replacement and recycling. The machine used to sew the uppers to the soles requires a rim of 7mm, and thus all Trippen Closed have this buffer-like silhouette. Inside the shoe itself is a removable cork insole, which can also be exchanged for other insoles. Simple uppers with sometimes unusual pattern lines made from high-quality materials complete the unique Trippen look.

01  Stitching the upper

02  Cutting leather boards

03  Pulling

04  Pressing the edges

05  1st stitch

06  Putting on the sole

07  2nd stitch

08  Removing from the last

09  Polishing

10  Shining

11  Putting in the insole

12  Folding the boxes