How it all started

In 2016, after 10 years as a geologist, a series of fortunate events brought me to a crossroad in my career. Reflecting on what I valued in life, I decided to take the path less trodden and pursue my passion for making shoes, boots and leather goods full time.

Man with glasses and beard stretching leather over a form.

Always learning

Years later and having trained in the UK and Japan under several master shoe and boot makers I am well and truly committed to a lifetime of continuous learning. I am inspired every day to make better shoes, make better fitting lasts and to bring satisfaction to people who appreciate the subtle art and craft of shoemaking.

Bespoke

I make bespoke shoes and boots for all genders, all personalities and people from all walks of life. In bespoke shoemaking the foot comes first and for each customer I go to great lengths to understand your feet and your perception of comfort all the while finding harmony with the artistic aspects and design lines of the finished shoes or boots.

A person using a clog makers knife to carve wooden shoe last on a workbench, with wood shavings on the surface.
A person holding a brown pig skin apron-front derby shoe

Old tools and nostalgic smells

Every day I work with tools that have seen many hands – I am the guardian of my tools, not the owner. Handles are well worn, some are inscribed and many are modified; some I have made and some I have broken. The leather I use for soles and the internal structure of my shoes and boots has been tanned in pits of oak bark liquor and has a very particular smell, “I love the smell of leather” the customer always says.

Stack of oak bark tanned leather with a piece of twine tied around it, resting on a wooden surface.
Stack of cut leather pieces tied with string on a wooden surface.
A wall-mounted display of shoemaking hand tools, including edge irons and fudge wheels, organised on a wooden wall with shadows cast across the tools from sunlight.

The essence of handmade shoes

The essence of a handmade shoe reaches far beyond its leather and twine. What came before the final shoe and what comes after, my artistic expression and your participation in the design and fitting process: all these things are imbued into handmade, bespoke shoes and help tell the story of wearer and maker alike.

Close-up of a person wearing black shiny ankle boots, sitting on a chair with one foot crossed over the other, against a background of a locker and wooden floor.