H.KATSUKAWA Co., Ltd.

H.KATSUKAWA Co. Ltd. has the corporate philosophy of "Achieving a society and manufacturing that do not involve the use of disposable products". We have questioned the quality of shoes, which are becoming shorter and shorter every year due to the linear economy and the use of leather that is biased toward old-fashioned values, and in accordance with our philosophy, we have developed our own leather, "NIBE LEATHER", which sublimates the parts of raw leather that would otherwise be discarded into beautiful designs, and we have been offering a collection of shoes made of this leather for over 14 years. We have also been running a shoe repair shop for over 14 years and have repaired over 60,000 pairs of shoes, both our own and other companies', to keep shoes out of landfills. The concepts of using something for a long time, continuing to use something, and continuing to wear something are often used as advertising slogans, but are they really around us? Things that are taken for granted need to be backed up by solid evidence. In other words, in addition to the intelligence to use technology that enables sustainable use, to understand the physical properties of materials, and to be familiar with manufacturing methods, it is also essential to have the sensitivity to understand the feel