How Capra Leather-based made the proper footwear to put on at residence – Indiegogo Weblog

When the pandemic began, Capra Leather-based, a design studio from Bogotá, realized they wanted to create a brand new product to assist individuals adapt to the brand new regular. As our houses grew to become extra essential to our day by day lives, they determined to design a product to assist individuals get extra comfy.

Capra Leather-based determined to create the proper residence shoe. That’s how the HOM was born.

HOM: The pure, easy-to-wear residence shoe

HOM is made totally from full grain leather-based, the best high quality layer of the cover. Capra’s leather-based comes from the best cattle raised within the open grass of the Andean mountains, complying with the best environmental requirements in the course of the tanning course of.

The inside is all breathable suede, a pure materials with a signature napped texture that’s nice to the touch.

The footbed has 4 complementary layers.

• Reminiscence foam that slowly molds to the form of your toes. 
• Pure rubber latex to insulate in opposition to warmth and chilly. 
• Cork heel reinforcement for a pure agency help. 
• EVA, as the muse of the footbed; it’s mild and shock-absorbent, and tenderly helps each step.

Capra Leather-based developed and examined HOM for greater than eight months. The tip end result was a made-to-last shoe that’s the good stability between consolation and magnificence. HOM is made out of premium, regionally sourced, pure supplies, and crafted by artisans to final the period of an individual’s life.

The model historical past

Capra was born in 2015 from founder Juan Quiñones’ love of leather-based and his perception that there was house to innovate within the males’s leather-based items realm. He started his enterprise by crafting and promoting handmade laptop computer sleeves on Etsy.

Since then, Capra’s has cemented itself as a model of handcrafted, sustainable and trendy leather-based items. Right now, they’re trusted by clients in over 100 nations on 5 continents.

“We’re a design studio keen about pushing the bounds of leather-based items design to create merchandise with soul. We imagine in merchandise that captivate the senses and evoke feelings,” says Juan. “Each element is designed to attain the proper stability between performance and magnificence.“

Positioned within the artwork district of Bogotá, Capra’s store is a spot the place creativity and dedication meet. Right here, a gaggle of gifted artisans with a long time of expertise craft each order that’s positioned via their web site. “This workshop is the center of the Capra model. Each product is crafted right here, and each design is developed and examined right here,” says Juan.

“We imagine that when a product is crafted by hand, the eye to element is acute. The artisan’s character and superior ability stage provides soul to the product. Every artisan depends on conventional crafting methods whereas additionally dedicating time to innovate on processes and supplies to attain distinctive designs,” says Juan.

The Capra philosophy

Capra’s ethos is to by no means compromise high quality and provide excellent merchandise at a good worth all 12 months lengthy.

“We solely use the best high quality pure supplies that we will get our arms on, and we’re on a mission to regionally supply as a lot as doable and maintain our ecological footprint low. And every bit is made to order to keep away from waste stock,” says Juan.

“We imagine the mix of high quality supplies and a focus to element ends in a leather-based piece that lasts a lifetime,” Juan continues. Capra gives a lifetime assure on every bit they craft.

They don’t spend any cash on promoting; they depend on backers such as you to unfold the phrase.

Need to help HOM? Try the crowdfunding marketing campaign at the moment or discover their web site to be taught extra.