Before you start to make button shoes, make sure you have these two pliers: The first one makes the holes (I don’t think that you can’t make it by a knife and a hole punch, but perfectionism.. you know what I mean)
New tools and a new wholecut
This is my last post from Hungary for a while, as I am leaving soon to the States (NY) to teach people to my lovely craft. I just got ready some new tools from my tool maker, who works a lot for my. He makes perfect replicas of my old, sophisticated tools, what I intend… Read More
Black and Black
Two new pairs from Koronya Workshop. The front one – yes, this is THE SHOE. BUDAPESTER. Timeless beauty, maybe a bit heavy for a few taste, but no doubt, that comfortable. The one on the background is the second pair of my RTW collection. A simple black wholecut, with high gloss finish, simple sole, bevelled… Read More
Year of the Bull 2.
It is almost ready… These are the main steps of designing a shoe – in this case the “Year of the Bull” – my new limited serie. As it it only the prepateration part, I don’t know yet: – how many I intend to produce, – which style I will choose for the sole finish,… Read More
Rebirth of an old boot
I got an order, approx a year ago to reproduce an old Swedish boot. The job was interesting, not because I didn’t have any space for creativity (what is actually not what you call “interesting”), but concur with old masters – that is something. They were so precise. Sometimes when I take their work in my… Read More
ICON No. 3 is booked – 9 to go
I just get an order from a dear customer for the 3rd pair of ICON. As I decided to make only 12 pairs per year, most probably this quantity will be enough only for the first few month. Anyway I don’t change my mind. This shoe means real exclusivity, a belonging to a really small… Read More
Sneak Peek from a Shoemaker Workshop
A prototype of the RTW serie. I plan to make some small changes in them – pattern and sole finish as well. Custom made orders, ready to send away. The cognac goes to Asia, black to NYC. Good travel boys! Also a bespoke order. Very durable, double spinned goyser stitch, and a Vibram sole. I… Read More
A new customer/a new idea
I created a shoe – approx. a year ago. Nothing pecial, just my favourite last, a nice leather and some cool staff to make high gloss and antique look. I realised, that nmy customers like it. I have an old customer, who just got his pair and he called me today, telling me that the… Read More
Déjà vu 2.
The story continues.. I hope a long long way. I bought all the furnitures, sewing and other machines and use them. I work on the same table what 20 years ago – funny, isn’t it? 🙂 I still using old sewing machines, and 100 year tools.. actually those 20 years old things are quite new.
Every shoe has a story..
..even this chocolate beauty (sorry for the photo quality – could be better). Approximately a year ago I was searching for new leather in a leather wholesaler’s shop, and found something nice. The leather wasn’t that good at the first look, but I realized, that it is a pull-up, light brown, perfectly antique-able skin, so gives space to creativity. The… Read More
Nor really a shoe.. but
a mule. I bought many cheap Asian home footwear, but no one of them can be used more than a few months (sometimes even weeks), and all of them are made from full synthetic materials, causing swetting feet.. So I asked myself: I am a shoemaker, why I don’t make these things for myself? I… Read More
