Carreducker

Carreducker are master bespoke shoemakers, creating luxury footwear to commission at their studio in OXO Tower. Clients are measured and fittings take place in person at the bespoke room in Shoreditch or, if client's are unable to travel, this process can be done remotely using Carreducker's especially developed virtual kits with Zoom support. Founders, Deborah Carre and James Ducker, completed traditional shoemaking apprenticeships and worked in the industry, before setting up Carreducker in 2004. Their work now features in the Permanent Exhibition at the Design Museum, London and they received the Marsh Heritage Trust Made in Britain Award 2017 and the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust Award for Excellence 2018. The Carreducker Shoe & Leather School, OXO Tower Wharf, London SE1 9PH Education and training are also a key aspect of the business, championing the handsewn shoe making craft and passing on their skills to enthusiasts from across the globe. The school offers a variety of introductory and masterclass workshops, both in-person and videos, in shoe making, pattern making, closing and leather work including: - Evening shoe making classes three nights a week in London - Introduction to handsewn shoe making - hand lasting, hand welting and an intensive, 12-day course - Footwear pattern making courses for bespoke shoe making - Saddle stitch Italian veg. tanned leather accessory workshops - Shoe care masterclasses They also run corporate events, team building activities and group parties so that everyone can reconnect with the pleasure and mindfulness that working with your hands brings. Visit www.carreducker.com to discover more. All workshops are supported with kits, tools and materials sold online at the Carreducker Shoemaking Shop. Carreducker London Deborah & James design and manufacture small runs of made-to-order boots and shoes working with specialist British manufacturers in Suffolk, Derbyshire, Yorkshire and Norfolk.