Italian traditional shoemaking tools

In ancient times, the inhabitants of the Italian peninsula were famous leather workers, so the earliest hand-made shoemaking workshops also appeared in Italy. This traditional shoe-making technology has been circulated for hundreds of years. At present, 60% of Italian shoe factories still insist on making shoes by hand or semi-hand.

Today, many traditional handicrafts are being sent to museums under the glass cover, and "mass production" and "scale" have become the key words in the commercial field. The figure of 60% is really surprising, which means that Italy's hand-made shoemaking technology is not only well preserved, but also has strong vitality.

Italy has been invaded by foreign countries since the French invasion in 1494. Germans, Arabs, French, Spaniards and Austrians have all set foot on this land. At the same time, Italy's internal political power is also quite chaotic, and it is always in a split situation. When the unification was finally completed in 187 1, Italy's industry and commerce had been in extreme decline, industrialization had not yet started, and 60% of the country's population was still farmers, staying at the stage of providing basic needs by small-scale handicraft workshops. At this time, Britain, Germany and other European countries have completed the first industrial revolution. Italian handicraft workshops have basically been preserved because they have avoided the influence of this industrialization.

The labor cost in Italy is relatively high, so mass production has never been the strong point of Italian footwear industry. Before 2003, a large number of low-priced shoes from China and other Asian countries were integrated into the western market, occupying almost the whole low-priced shoe market. This situation makes Italian handmade leather shoes stronger. Italian shoes are positioned in the high-end market. The so-called high-end, not only good materials, excellent design, but more importantly technology. Handmade shoemaking technology is definitely a trump card in Italy, even a signboard.

In addition, the Italian government has also implemented a tax reduction policy for handicraft enterprises, including hand-made shoemaking enterprises. The Italian government stipulates that all capital, labor income and independent labor income should be reduced or exempted, which greatly promotes the development of handicraft industry, which is one of the important reasons why Italian handicraft industry can occupy a place in the world.

"Many people don't know what's good about handmade shoes. They think that only people do the work of machines, and the time is longer and more detailed. They are completely wrong. Mechanized products only meet the standards, while manual pursuit of perfection. " Handmade shoemaker Silvano said.

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