Make yours
What you need

Materials
& sourcing.

Everything you need to make your first pair — with estimated costs and sourcing advice.

Open Footwear materials laid out: leather, rubber, glue, needles and thread
Minimalist · Two core materials

Open Barefoot

Materials needed to make one pair of Open Barefoot shoes:

  • UPPER — Natural leather or Vegan alternative, thickness 1.8–2.2 mm
  • OUTSOLE — Durable rubber sole pad, thickness 2–4 mm
  • Vinyl labels for shoe decoration
  • Thick thread and 2 needles
  • Shoe glue and brush
  • Shoe lace
Make Open Barefoot
Running · Three core materials

Open Run

Materials needed to make one pair of Open Run shoes:

  • UPPER — Natural leather or Vegan alternative, thickness 1.8–2.2 mm
  • OUTSOLE — Durable rubber sole pad, thickness 2–4 mm
  • MIDSOLE — EVA foam board, 30 mm thick
  • Vinyl labels for shoe decoration
  • Thick thread and 2 needles
  • Shoe glue and brush
  • Shoe lace
Make Open Run
Sourcing guide

Where to find
materials

Your local materials

Our goal is to support local manufacturing, so we recommend that you visit your local cobler or shoe repair shop to source your materials. All of the materials used in our designs are basic shoemaking materials and you should be able to source them locally.

Material from us

Unable to find materials locally? Tell us what design you’re making and what size. We’ll send you a quote for the materials we currently have on hand.

MATERIAL KIT (you’ll need to cut/mill the parts yourself first):
Open Barefoot - 55 EUR
Open Run - 75 EUR

MAKERS KIT (precutted parts ready for assembly)
Open Barefoot - 100 EUR
Open Run - 140 EUR

Materials order

Ready to
start making?

Download the design files, gather your materials, and visit a FabLab near you.

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