"In the workshop, we are a big family. The work requires concentration, but doing it surrounded by people that we love makes the task much lighter and more entertaining."
- Felismina
“Creating vegan shoes, in a framework that respects the people who make them”, this is the idea that motivated the creation of COG ; we just had to find somewhere to do it. In addition to its excellent reputation in the trades of shoe making, we turned to Porto in Portugal to find our workshops because The region is easily accessible (less than 1200 km as the crow flies from Lyon). This allows us to easily get there to appreciate the meticulous work of local artisans, and also to see for ourselves that our shoes are assembled with consideration for factory employees and respect for their rights. So we assure you, your sneakers and city shoes are vegan, and the team that makes them evolves in a healthy, secure environment, while receiving fair compensation.
"Work is health"... At least, This is what Henri Salvador claimed ; we prefer "Healthy Work", and if we can do that the manufacture of your COG shoes does not harm not to people's health working at our suppliers, nor that of the employees of our partner workshops, we are not going to deprive ourselves of it, and we are delighted. It's a good thing, the little Made In + COG : no animal material in our collections women And man, which prevents workers from handling chemicals and toxic products like chrome, a material most widely used in the leather tanning process, which exposes workers to serious illness and injury often irreversible. At COG we say to ourselves: "We don't want it for ourselves, why make others experience it?"So, we use plant-based alternatives And recycled in the making of our models.
Our shoes are made in a family home founded in 1957 and today strong of multi-generational know-how.
There reputation Portuguese craftsmanship is no longer to be done, and each of our visits to the workshop to follow the progress of productions is an opportunity to discover more about technical wealth and the mastery of craftsmen of the House. Cutting, sewing, gluing, each employee has their own job and area of specialization to bring our eco-designed models to life women/man.
Quality work made within a pleasant microcosm, with the key the satisfaction of a job well done.
A family and secure workshop where each worker is considered and works with dignity.
Materials vegan, eco-responsible, produced in Europe and labeled OEKO-TEX 100, to protect the health of employees
The know-how passed down from a House with over 60 years of experience, for exceptional shoes.
We owe this adventure to you, and we want to experience it with you by sharing as many details as possible, in complete transparency.
