The LANX Craftsman Collection is proudly made in England using a shoe construction method known as Goodyear welting. Goodyear welting is a process whereby a shoe upper is sewn to the shoe insole, without having to attach the outsole with the same stitching. The short video we have uploaded to our YouTube page shows the sewing of the welt, a strip of leather which is sewn around the bottom edge of the shoe.
Hi all, I'm Matt. I'm Head of Design at LANX, responsible for the design and development of all the footwear styles you see (and don't see!). From the initial idea, through to the final product that reaches the shelves: materials, patterns, soles, lasts, you name it, I’ve had my say on it. How did you get into footwear design? Well, my background was actually in Illustration. I completed my degree down in Cambridge but pretty quickly I realised that Illustration wasn’t really for me, so I decided to stick it out (mainly for the social side) and then I would try and infiltrate the world of footwear design after I had finished. Straight after I graduated, I managed to get into a footwear design course over in...
Hi. I’m Alex, LANX’s Warehouse & Shop Manager. If you’ve visited the shop over the last 18 months then you may recognise me - granted, most of that time I’ve had a mask covering my face. I thought it was about time I told you a little bit about myself, especially since I was likely the person that got the shoes you ordered in to their boxes and handed them over to the postman. If you’re interested, then I am flattered. In short: I love music, I like oat milk in my coffee, I drink my Disaronno on ice, and unlike the rest of the team here at LANX I don’t support a football club. If any of those things disagree with...
Summer is back and so is the LANX Shoe Shed! After a year in isolation the Shoe Shed has been dusted off and is ready to visit the length and breadth of the UK. Find us at..
