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Chilote | House Shoe

Chilote-House-Shoe-es-1 The “Chilote House Shoe”  is a mash-up design, incorporating several sustainable principles that create synergy between the local culture and resources in the Chilean Patagonia.

This simple yet beautiful product is both culturally beneficial and environmentally responsible.

The Chilote Shoe was designed to stimulate and help evolve local craft, in spite of the encroaching new industries in the region. Only local renewable resources and simple traditional techniques are used to produce the product, which has broad universal appeal.

Local wool from free range Patagonian sheep and tanned natural salmon skin are the only materials used to manufacture this product. The simplicity of the design is inspired by the amazing qualities of the materials used.

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premio-Chile-Diseno First place design award winner by QVID.

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Product materials and production

Natural wool:wool-texture

  • insulates better than any other organic material
  • absorbs moisture and repels water
  • filters air allowing skin to breathe
  • self cleans
  • is completely biodegradable
  • is died with local roots, barks and flowers instead of aniline

Salmon leather:salmon-texture

  • is extremely durable and resilient
  • can feel as soft as suede and is very flexible
  • has aesthetic qualities with its natural scale patterns
  • is a repurposed by-product of the farmed salmon industry.

Completely hand made:

The whole process is simple and completely transparent providing balanced benefits for all parties involved.

  • the wool is bought from local farmers (when available) or from organic providers nearby
  • the wool is then hand cleaned and spun into the Chilota style yarn used to knit the shoe bodies
  • the salmon skin is tanned and hand cut into a sole shape leaving excess salmon leather strips
  • the excess strips that remain are homogenized and used to attach the sole to the wool shoe

note: extra strips are provided for user personalization, adaptations or repairs if needed

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14 Responses to “Chilote | House Shoe”

  1. [...] Salmon leather’s unique texture is highly decorative, with a natural pattern that accentuates forms and colors. Which combines very well with other materials, such as sophisticated polymers, metals and other more natural materials such a wood or wool. As in the case of the Chilote House Shoe. [...]

    Pingback by ES Salmon Leather — 20/08/2009 @ 2:54 pm

  2. Where can I purchase this house shoe? Many thanks Rod

    Comment by Rod O'Grady — 24/09/2009 @ 1:54 am

  3. Hi,
    Is it possible to buy a couple of pairs of slippers from you? I am based in the UK and saw the slippers at 100% Design.

    Look forward to hearing from you,

    Regards,

    Gemma

    Comment by Gemma — 26/09/2009 @ 5:56 am

  4. Hi Gemma and Rod,
    Thanks for your interest, and coming to visit our stand at the show. The slippers were a real talking point and we will be creating an online system for our site shortly where you will be able to purchase them. We will keep you posted.
    Many thanks the ES Team

    Comment by admin — 29/09/2009 @ 1:47 am

  5. i am looking to purchase either the chilote house shoe or the the shoe photograph 18 /22 in the gallery. Could you let me know where these can be purchased.

    Comment by gavin — 03/10/2009 @ 10:35 am

  6. Hi Gavin, the Chilote House shoe will be available for purchase shortly. We will notify when it is commercially available.
    Kind regards,
    The ES Team

    Comment by admin — 08/10/2009 @ 7:43 am

  7. Yes please – size 40 – 2 pairs maybe more. Where can I get them?
    Excited by your exhibit – good luck for the future
    Joy

    Comment by Joy Chamberlin — 15/10/2009 @ 3:30 pm

  8. Fantastic house shoes…..where can I buy them & when…!

    Comment by jeffrey bell — 16/10/2009 @ 1:40 am

  9. Can I buy the Chilote house shoes in Chile?

    Kind regards

    Mónica

    Comment by Mónica Cornejo — 01/12/2009 @ 6:51 pm

  10. Hi Mónica,
    Yes you can purchase the shoe in Chile. We will contact you shortly and explain to you how you can purchase the shoe.
    Kind regards,

    Comment by admin — 02/12/2009 @ 8:02 am

  11. Where can I buy these in Holland and what is the cost – estimate that is. Is it possible to ship these slippers? Thanks

    Comment by Margaret Hendriksen — 09/12/2009 @ 6:22 am

  12. me gustaría saber si están a la venta en algún lugar de santiago, y de no ser así, si los envían.
    saludos y felices fiestas!
    tini

    Comment by tini — 21/12/2009 @ 12:36 am

  13. Hello Margaret, you can purchase the Chilote House Shoe directly form this site for U$ 32 (plush shipping), just press the “buy now” button and fill in the form.

    thanks,

    Comment by stiven — 07/01/2010 @ 8:06 am

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