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Manuel Bär combines the best of the two worlds of shoe design and orthopaedics at the workbench.

Trained as a state-certified shoe engineer, he is able to develop models and patterns, give shape to ideas and produce aesthetically pleasing collections.

Thanks to his additional expertise as a trained orthopaedic shoemaker, Manuel Baer is also able to produce custom-made shoes with first-class and healthy wearing comfort.

As a special service he offers custom-made shoes for cyclists, with cleats for clip-in pedals, and also the finishing of handlebars, saddle and every cycling accessory with leather.

BAER – Maßschuhe handgefertigt
Inh. Manuel Bär
Wigandstraße 12
04229 Leipzig

Web: radschuhe-handgefertigt.de
Phone: +49 1578 42 85 979

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© Portrait and workshop: Christoph Busse
© Products: Robert Lindenau

The traditional craft fascinates custom shoemaker Sascha Helm more than his learned profession of orthopaedic shoemaker.

So he trained as a journeyman in Austria and learned the classical profession from Rudolf Scheer&Söhne in Vienna.

His customers can now benefit from the accumulated experience of both orientations. Sascha Halm provides them with individually handcrafted bespoke shoes made of high-quality materials, with excellent craftsmanship and in a form that is completely tailored to their wishes.

Each custom-made shoe is a unique piece and an investment in health.

Sascha Halm Maßschuhe
Merseburgerstraße 41
04177 Leipzig

Phone: +49 1575 57 47 291

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Designer Enzo Forciniti runs a manufacture for individual wooden spectacle frames.

As an autodidact, he started to work with the construction of wooden spectacles a few years ago. Meanwhile he is an absolute expert who knows how to defend the ergonomic, material and aesthetic advantages of wooden spectacles very well.

With his expertise he can convey impressive detailed knowledge and lets us also look at "normal" glasses from completely new perspectives – and flirt with wooden glasses.

Enzo Forciniti Brillen
Karl-Heine-Straße 85
Westwerk
04229 Leipzig

Web: enzoforciniti.com
Phone: +49 341 39 29 86 19

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© Products: Christoph Busse

For the architect Angela Wandelt, wearing hats is an expression of personality and individuality. She herself has been wearing and collecting hats since her youth and taught herself the craft of hat making.

She finally founded "Gela-Hats" and created a place for very individual fashion in Leipzig. Soon her creations were also enthusiastically received at the trade fairs in New York, Berlin, Hamburg and Vienna.

"Fashion is ephemeral. Style never" This insight of Coco Chanel has been adopted by the hat designer.

Gela-Hüte Leipzig
Spinnereistraße 7
Baumwollspinnerei Haus 21
04179 Leipzig

Web: gela-huete.de
Phone: +49 341 912 80 50

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© Products: Sker Freist, Robert Strehler

Atelier FRANZISKA KLEE sees itself as a young fair fashion label for fresh product design, handmade with care and love.

Here, bags and accessories inspired by everyday life are created from natural leather – in clear, minimalist cuts and designed with an eye for details. Classic craftsmanship is combined with new ideas and high-quality, sustainable materials.

"All the decisions we make serve only one goal – to create a true favourite that you want to take with you wherever you go."

Franziska Klee Taschen
Georg-Schumann-Straße 134
04155 Leipzig

Web: franziskaklee.de
Phone: +49 152 23 02 47 45

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„Rothöll“, the name of her manufacture of bags and accessories made of fish-leather was composed by the founder Annekatrin Döll from "roð", the Icelandic word for "fish-leather" and her family name "Döll".

Today, fish seems to be a very unusual source for leather production. But already the indigenous peoples of Alaska and Siberia developed methods to make extremely durable and supple leather from fish skin.

„Rothöll“ follows this ecologically and fashionably attractive principle of transforming industrial remains of the fishing industry into luxurious, durable and beautiful leather goods.

Rothöll – Fine Leather From The Sea
Franz-Flemming-Straße 15
04179 Leipzig

Web: rothoell.com
Phone: +49 160 99 83 57 83

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© Products: Felix Adler
© Workshop: Felix Adler