T-project
Shoes made transparently for a true sustainability
T-project stands for radical solutions towards an uncompromising sustainability, continually developing circular production and alternative materials. The interchangeability of parts has always been an important aspect of our design concept. Over the years, we have consistently collected used and b-quality soles, leather cutoffs and prototypes. Next to post-consumer material and new circular material developments they now form the basis of t-project.
Company/Institution
Trippen A.Spieth, M. Oehler GmbH
Berlin, 1991. Inspired to translate a new vision of transparency into avant-garde shoes, Angela Spieth and Michael Oehler founded Trippen. Embodying the spirit of their reunited city, the designers forged a distinct style through an interplay of restraint and creativity. Rubber sole moulds were reduced to a few styles chosen for optimal comfort while leather uppers offered limitless possibilities for creative expression. The signature design language that has since earned Trippen its international cult status emerged from this framework, to which the label remains true today.
Country
Germany
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Designer(s)
Michael Oehler, Claudia Hoess, Karl Hoess
Inspired to translate a new vision of transparency into avant-garde shoes, Angela Spieth and Michael Oehler founded Trippen in 1991. Today, trippen is run by Claudia Hoess and Michael. Karl Hoess grew up with Trippen and started t-project together with his father in the summer of 2021 while studying fashion design at the UdK Berlin. He discovered his enthusiasm for knitting and understood the possibilities of sustainability, from raw material selection to waste avoidance. Recently he chose "Circular Materials Management in Fashion" as the topic for his bachelor’s degree.