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it’s up to Gigi to interpret what the missing foot might look like to build said shoe around it only the slippers aren’t glass — they’re much is the first stop at Louis Vuitton’s shoemaking manufactory in Fiesso d’Artico The French luxury brand has been making shoes here since 1998 — a tiny fraction of the time this region’s artisans have been plying their craft Louis Vuitton is unique among its peers in that the house has not chosen to centralize its manufacturing processes as it continues to expand its offerings it has carefully sought out global expertise and positioned its set of ateliers where generations of knowledge and quality craftsmanship demand they be placed: in Geneva for watchmaking operations They’ve been making shoes and other leather goods here since at least the 13th century Fiesso d’Artico was a favourite summer retreat for Venetian families which built palazzos where they could spend the hot humid season away from the swampy floating city down the river Along with them came a phalanx of tradespeople including the region’s best tanners and shoemakers looking to set up shop closer to their customers and the expertise was passed down generation to generation When Louis Vuitton began seeking a production hub for its burgeoning footwear division About a decade after beginning operations in the village building a sprawling atelier complex not far from the banks of the Brenta River whose clear waters and picturesque shoreline first attracted those wealthy Venetians to the region centuries ago And the village is also feeling the impact of the brand’s presence — especially the flowing tides of style that come with it Louis Vuitton’s recent forays into streetwear are a perfect example: shoes that look new This stylistic push is also evident in the atelier itself Designed by the architect Jean-Marc Sandrolini the purpose-built manufacture is a paean to the age-old art of shoemaking the steel structure resembles a humble shoebox: four square walls bursting with promise four distinct workshops comprising 14,000 square metres of workspace are laced around a central courtyard Art is everywhere — a truly impressive collection of gallery-worthy pieces including sculptures by Jacques Ory and Joana Vasconcelos outside in the courtyard a series of innovative early works by Yayoi Kusama and Andy Warhol the shoes produced here are held to that same standard each of them a master of his or her own craft older generations teaching and guiding the new through every step of production Louis Vuitton’s latest innovation is the Now Yours program which makes a pair of the brand’s iconic Run Away sneakers almost completely customizable in a place so steeped in tradition and age-old techniques the house’s turn to streetwear is heartily embraced edgier clientele to experience the luxury of Fiesso d’Artico’s fine craftsmanship These leather and canvas sneakers still begin with a wooden last in the formier’s workshop just like a traditional leather dress shoe even more technically rigorous than a traditional one as it must accommodate a suite of different materials (rubber sole fabric lining) and a different way of walking and wearing Computer modelling is used to get the details exactly right in a process that can take upwards of several days production moves through three separate workshops — an unheard-of breadth of talent and diversity of expertise for a single pair of shoes the next step is cutting materials — in this case a choice of calfskin in nine colours or four signature Louis Vuitton monogram canvases The pieces are cut and stitched by hand specifically for each shoe; its component parts are kept together as the shoe weaves its way through the various workshops and stages of production Once the upper and its 50 different parts are assembled it’s taken to a final workshop to be fused with the outsole (itself customizable with some 300 different colour variations) Each Now Yours Run Away sneaker takes about 15 days to complete from the formier’s shop to the final boxing it will be touched by countless sets of hands over 29 separate steps constructed in the same workshop where Louis Vuitton’s master craftsmen build traditional leather dress shoes from scratch with the very same attention to detail they’ll be part of a centuries-old tradition of fine hand-crafted footwear emerging from the banks of the Brenta River their grace and utility masking the lengthy process it took to get there Web Design & Development by Viuu Media Group Pietro Beccari, the Chairman and CEO of Louis Vuitton is set to be awarded the Cavaliere del Lavoro – a significant honor in Italy – by President Sergio Mattarella has also held top positions at Fendi and Dior The award ceremony will take place in Rome this fall at the Quirinale presidential palace “I am incredibly honored and proud of this prestigious recognition I would like to express my gratitude to the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella; to the Federazione Nazionale dei Cavalieri del Lavoro; to Bernard Arnault and the LVMH Group for their constant support always by my side in my every professional and personal achievement.” Beccari took on the role of Chairman and CEO of Louis Vuitton in February 2023 His previous stint at Vuitton from 2006 to 2012 saw him spearhead initiatives like the Core Values campaign and the focus on Italian heritage he was instrumental in the expansion of the Louis Vuitton atelier in Fiesso d’Artico in 2010 With over a year and a half at Louis Vuitton Beccari oversees a workforce of more than 38,000 employees globally Known for his respect for brand values and heritage Beccari has made key decisions like appointing Pharrell Williams as Men’s Creative Director and renewing Nicolas Ghesquière’s contract as Artistic Director of Women’s Collections Louis Vuitton has seen milestones like the first-ever fashion show in Italy Louis Vuitton emphasized Beccari’s focus on teamwork and community-building as key to the brand’s success The French luxury brand Chanel has taken over the majority of the Italian shoe manufacturer Ballin The purchase relates to the Veneto-based shoe factory The Ballin brand remains owned by the founding family and will be operated independently the family legally separated the brand from the production company Chanel shoes will be produced independently Ballin will also “continue to work with all of its customers.” The Ballin shoe factory was founded in 1945 by the two brothers Guido and Giorgio Ballin The company is headquartered in Fiesso d'Artico Ballin employs 200 people and has a production capacity of 250.000 pairs of shoes per year We always keep you up to date: with our free newsletter SHOEZ compact You will regularly receive all information from the shoe industry in a clear form when a new magazine is published US Managing Director Peter Sachs hands over to Lance Taylor Alchemy plans to take over almost half of the Austrian shoe retailer Second best financial year in the company's history Creditors' meeting decides against P&C's takeover offer Sanela Krisat becomes International Sales Director sales representatives and business partners throughout the DACH association Telephone: +49 (0) 6 41 / 7 95 08 – 0Fax: +49 (0) 6 41 / 7 95 08 – 15Email: info@shoez.biz Designed by willsch-media.de All you need to know about the leather industry, twice a week Louis Vuitton operates a third Italian factory in Tuscany, in the town of Pontassieve, where it produces handbags and small leather accessories.The new Civitanova factory extends over 10,000 square metres. The factory began to produce on March 12 and it employs 90 people, including 70 artisans, while the rest of the staff is also involved in manufacturing. The goal is to grow the workforce in the coming years. French fashion house Louis Vuitton has released a new sustainable unisex sneaker designed by its creative director Virgil Abloh, who passed away at the end of November last year. It is a new version of the LV trainer made from 90 percent recycled and organic materials that “blends creativity, sustainability and eco-design, with its utterly graphic silhouette,” according to the brand. The sole is made of 94 percent recycled polyurethane, according to Louis Vuitton “with unchanged efficiency in terms of bounce, cushion and foot support”. The inner pads are made of recycled cotton and the insole is made of fully recycled polyurethane. The upper is made from a blend of recycled polyester and a corn-based plastic material. The laces are made from used plastic, the tongue from recycled polyester and the eyelets contain 91 percent regenerated polyurethane. The packaging is also environmentally friendly: the shoe box is made entirely from recycled and recyclable cardboard and can be converted into a bag with a built-in handle. This saves up to 70 percent of material to minimise the environmental impact during transport and storage. The cardboard was printed with vegetable-based inks. A felt shoe bag made of Tencel - renewable fibres from sustainably managed forests - further protects the sneaker. The LV trainer is available in three colour variations (white with green, red or black) and is decorated with the house’s signature Sustainable Development logo and monogrammed flowers on the outer sole and “#54” on the back. Sizes range from 4 to 15.5. “A newcomer to the Louis Vuitton collection and the embodiment of the Maison’s innovative spirit, this unprecedented model created by Virgil Abloh marks a new chapter in eco-design. Manufactured in the Louis Vuitton workshop in Fiesso d’Artico, Italy, using a highly complex process, the sneakers blend eco-design with fine craftsmanship, in accordance with the codes of circular creativity,” states the fashion house in a press release. The LV Trainer is available in white with green accents at select Louis Vuitton shops worldwide and via the official website, and in red and black from September. No details were given regarding the price. Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker The model stepped onto the Met Gala red carpet in a sharply tailored two-piece by designer Torishéju Dumi, blending Harlem Renaissance glamour with West African tradition.   See every red carpet look from fashion's biggest night.  See who showed some skin at the 2025 Met Gala, like Sabrina Carpenter and Emma Chamberlain. The actor made a bold chop for the 2025 Met Gala carpet.  Styled by Law Roach, the look is so much more than it seems.  Take a look at the best dressed celebrities from the 2025 Met Gala, themed as an homage to Black dandyism. The Blackpink star and Chanel muse turned heads with a jumpsuit that some are calling her most stunning Met Gala look yet. The rapper has quickly become a fashion favorite—and at the 2025 Met Gala, she cemented her status as the night’s breakout style star. LEARNING FROM A MASTER: Student Giovanna Scarano learns at the Louis Vuitton shoe-making workshop in Fiesso d’Artico. TOOLS OF THE TRADE: Concerns over a shortage of artisans have pushed companies like LVMH, the parent company of Louis Vuitton, to open schools. A SKILLSET THAT'S NEEDED: LVMH, the parent company of Louis Vuitton, started a program to train more artisans to make its luxury goods. "There is a path. So they start from the most simple operation and the go through the other process." – Paolo Secco, industrial director, Manufacture de Souliers Louis Vuitton It's a simple test: Grab a pair of shoes and lace them up as quickly as possible. Did you remember to skip every other hole as you crisscrossed the upper? Did you maintain a level of tightness throughout? Did you prevent the laces from twisting? Did you treat the tongue tenderly? For those who are hired, explains industrial director Paolo Secco, "There is a path. So they start from the most simple operation and then go through the other processes." This on-the-job training, with veteran staffers teaching their co-workers, lasts for years. Although taking an individualized approach has kept the factory chugging along, parent company LVMH – a multinational conglomerate responsible for 70 brands – recognizes that a lack of qualified artisans is an issue for every trade in the luxury spectrum. That's why it developed a more-cohesive strategy for recruiting and cultivating the next generation: the Institut des Métiers d'Excellence, or IME. There are now 20 tracks for students in France, Switzerland and Italy in a variety of specialties, such as leather goods, jewelry, watchmaking and, of course, shoes, which launched in September. Ten apprentices are enrolled in the IME's inaugural women's shoemaking program, including 20-year-old Giovanna Scarano, who's from the Venice suburb of Mestre. After graduating from high school, she had hoped to find a career that would tap into her creativity. Instead, she ended up bouncing between barista gigs. "It was this magic that attracted me," says Scarano, one of three apprentices soon assigned to Louis Vuitton. (Others in the program are attached to two nearby LVMH brands, Christian Dior and Rossimoda.) From her first day in the building – designed by architect Jean-Marc Sandrolini to resemble a light-filled shoe box, and covered in a metallic mesh that helps control the temperature – Scarano was wowed. The campus is dotted with footwear-inspired sculptures, including a pumped-up pump with a copy of Botticelli's "The Birth of Venus" printed on the insole and another massive shoe made from hundreds of pots and pans. It's home to four production workshops, each with a signature scent combo of leather, rubber and glue, and a particular soundtrack of buzzing and whirring: Speedy is for sneakers, Nomade is for car shoes (aka moccasins), Taiga is for elegant men's footwear. And Alma, where Scarano is training, employs 100 people to make elegant women's shoes. She had already spent one month at the Politecnico focused on what she calls a "360-degree view of shoemaking," considering the extensive behind-the-scenes strategizing needed to make a beautiful object that can both comfortably fit many people's feet and handle the stress of being walked in for miles. "Looking at a shoe, I could begin to imagine how long it took to structure that heel in a way it would work," Scarano says. It all got much more real when she arrived for her first assignment in the workshop: cutting leather. At school, she'd practiced the basics of cutting by hand. Now, the stakes spiked considerably higher, and she was exposed to more methods and instruments, including press knives, which look like giant cookie cutters. "The key difference is you are in a workshop with so many people, with more opportunities to look around and pick up tips," Scarano says. The advice has been critical in helping her develop her sense of touch. "Leathers look the same," she says. But if they're a bit more supple or stiff, they need to be treated accordingly. Each week she's been on site, Scarano has moved on to a new station, getting crash courses in smoothing, gluing, hammering and stitching. In addition to working on the 10 to 15 models the factory churns out each day, there is another shoe that she's producing step-by-step entirely on her own, a sleek black slide that's embellished with a golden lock. This is an especially important project in Alma, where folks are expected to know how to do every single operation. (That's not true in other workshops that have more specialized tasks.) They're able to switch up positions, which keeps things more interesting and less likely to cause injury. It also means employees are better at quality control, each person checking the work done in the stage before. "It makes you feel good, but challenged," Scarano says, jutting out her determined chin. And it's a good bet Scarano will find a position among them soon. By the end of this school year, 500 people will have completed an IME course. According to LVMH, the overall placement rate (in jobs or additional training) is 80%, with the majority of graduates working for the corporation. Although Scarano still has additional skills to study – and a final group project to complete – she's convinced that the IME has led her to a career that finally fits. "Making shoes is not just a job," she says. "It's an art." University of Guam students and faculty are leveraging international academic conferences to foster economic innovation and workforce development, positioning the island as a hub for what School of Business and Public Administration Dean Roseann Jones, PhD, calls "tourism with a purpose." 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One fault -- even as tiny as an unintended stain or scratch -- and the shoe is trashed.  The process is overwhelming when you watch LV's elves at work, especially since shoes aren't the first product you think of with this brand -- Louis Vuitton's renowned for its luggage. But since shoes were first introduced into its portfolio in 1998, their popularity's been rising steadily, and Fiesso lies at the heart of it.  It's strange that a f?ted Parisian brand would have its shoe biz down south, in Italy. Yet Fiesso has always enjoyed a reputation as the "land of shoes", stemming from generations of skilled craftsmen. You're likely to find a father-son duo working in the factories dotting the landscape, possibly even the son's son.  That's where the success of Louis Vuitton lies: heritage is seamlessly married to quality here and the product always comes out as the ultimate king. From the edible buttery leather on a monkstrap to sneakers that refuse to wear out, you're not just getting footwear. You're getting a story, and something that will last you long enough to pass down to your grandkids. If you can manage to let go of it in the first place.  Go that extra mile and invest in Louis Vuitton's Made To Order service. Why? Because you can choose from six shoe models and the most exotic leathers. And, with optional hot-stamped initials, everyone will know you're a real don (everyone who sees the insides of your shoes, anyway). © 2025 Condé Nast. All rights reserved. Use of this website constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Service and Policy and Cookie Statement The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast Made-in-Italy leather shoes are irresistible Footwear manufacturer Bettio in Fiesso d’Artico (Venice) launched the Euforia collection made up by 20 luxury sneakers’ models made by hand and 100% made in Brenta Shoes turned into art pieces thanks to 14 contemporary artists The price is between 400 and 1,000 USD per pair and they were commissioned by a company called PayPal Mafia It’s the name of a group of entrepreneurs including Musk and he asked a manufacturer to make him a pair of elegant leather sneakers Particulars: if the feet are joined while wearing the shoes the bottoms make an X: the symbol of Twitter and SpaceX Moreover: there is also a pair of sneakers comprehensive of a QR Code made for Max Levchin Both models are part of the Euforia collection made of 20 different leather sneakers’ models made by 14 contemporary artists The art director for the collection was Piero Addis Only 500 pairs have been manufactured so far and some are already on sale online Bringing the Italian elegance of Fiesso d’ Artico (the quaint town in Venice where Louis Vuitton’s official shoe plant in nestled) to India the French brand recently launched its made-to-order shoe service in the country A service currently made available exclusively at their boutique in Delhi it will allow patrons to personalise LV’s iconic Monte Carlo loafers that are crafted in Caiman crocodile skins The custom-shoe service will give guests a chance to own a loafer in 13 distinct colours Personalisation being an integral part of the brand’s heritage More On >> Fashion Read iDiva for the latest in Bollywood, fashion looks, beauty and lifestyle news. AGI EMEA’s State of the Art Facilities: Providing Manufacturing Excellence and Leading Class Equipment Customer experience (CX) is an enterprise-wide priority at AGI which now has three new state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities to serve our customers These new facilities are located in the Bologna region of Italy They’ve enabled us to increase our manufacturing capabilities produce high quality equipment and continue our commitment to providing exceptional customer service AGI EMEA set the objective of providing a top tier experience by serving customers faster with lower costs and unparalleled engineering support We knew that achieving this goal would require the significant investment of building new state-of-the-art facilities capable of serving our expanding global demand better and faster These facilities include new product lines and increased manufacturing and engineering capabilities which further enhance AGI EMEA’s reputation as a leading global player in grain storage and handling solutions The facility in Fiesso D’Artico was specifically designed to further enhance the capabilities of AGI FRAME one of the most respected engineering companies in Europe AGI FRAME manufactures high quality storage silos and ancillary equipment drying and other equipment associated with both commercial and cereal storage systems AGI FRAME now includes three new lines for roof in addition to commissioning innovative robotic welding cells that will automate welding activities AGI FRAME has an unmatched ability to provide cost-effective environmentally friendly solutions to meet customers’ individual storage requirements in the fastest timeframe The AGI facility in Este is the center of the well-known brand AGI PTM a top-tier manufacturer of handling equipment for grain storage and processing The AGI PTM product range includes bucket elevators The handling capacity ranges from 20 to 2000 t/h AGI PTM delivers solutions across a range of applications and industries including storage and mechanization of port installations to serving industry grain traders engineering companies and contractors around the world The new facility in Este benefited from not only new laser cutting and press break machines but also an automatic lathe cell and milling machine station that will manage the majority of the components for mechanical handing we provide competitive cost and delivery time solutions while maintaining our ongoing commitment to producing industry leading systems AGI EMEA saw the value in investing in a top-of-the-line facility to better support the work our engineers perform The facility in Ozzano was doubled in size to provide additional space for engineering and project management departments to keep up with AGI EMEA’s growth As a company that prioritizes innovation and providing industry leading CX We are thrilled by our potential to continue moving the dial forward on effective grain storage and handling solutions Our new facilities play a significant role in raising the bar on what the agriculture technology industry can offer and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Teken in vir ons nuusbrief om op hoogte te bly van die nuutste in die landboubedryf.