A product inspired on the traditional African way of making sandals out of car tires, the sole of the Plakkies is made out of recycled car tires. Normally these obsolete tires are dumped on landfills or burned illegally
Plakkies are designed by the famous Dutch shoedesigner Jan Jansen. Like with all of his shoes, Plakkies are a great combination of comfort and design. The unique patterns on the Plakkies are the result of a combination of the South African textile designer Anabella Hilda Loubser and township kids. The drawings of the kids were the inspiration for the design.
For the production of Plakkies as many local resources as possible are used. For example, all the leather is original African, as well as the tyresoles. Unfortantely the cork footbeds are imported from Portugal, this enables to guarantee the quality and comfort needed. But in the near future they will replace the cork with African resources.
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