Crispinians
Eastbourne, England, UK
bespoke and made-to-measure
Dominic Casey and Steven Lowe
Fagus
Germany
Hervé Brunelle
https://hervebrunelleformesetembauchoirs.fr
France
bespoke lasts and trees
Horma, S.A. de C.V.
León, Guanajuato, Mexico
Some lasts stocked and distributed in the USA by Sorrell Notions and Findings
Hormas Aguilera
Alicante, Spain
Hormas Beneit
Eldo, Alicante, Spain
Hormas Cortés
Guadalajara, Mexico
Hormas El Árbol
León, Guanajuato, Mexico
Jones & Vining
Global
particular strength in athletic shoes
expanded to Asia with customers
US plant in Arkansas
Italian manufacturing equipment
Maestra Hormero
Alicante, Spain
Minke
Duisburg, Germany
Spenlé
Germany
offers many lasts with “pelottes”, or concave scoops in the bottoms that create latitudinal arches under the feet
uses the term “dividings” for various cutting and mechanism combinations
- 2-part (scoop block)
- 3-part
- stepcut
- slidecut
- foldcut (alpha hinge)
distributed nonexclusively online by shoemakercraft
Spring Line
Northampton, England, UK
lasts and trees
has a student program for shipping one-off lasts
scoop block, “PP hinge”, and “V hinge” (alpha hinge)
Carréducker interview with Michael James
Stitchdown interview view Michael James