Airy, light, extremely flexible
Gap Sole
So light, so free - the fact that a walk in Wildlings almost feels like walking barefoot is largely due to the Wildling soles. They are something very special (and the result of a lot of tinkering).
Wildlings are produced in Portugal - hand in hand with like-minded partners who all share a common value system and responsibly create that special Wildling feeling. The soles offer plenty of flexibility and leave room for natural movement. They protect our feet and still allow us to feel the ground.
It all started with the extremely flexible Gap Sole. By popular demand, other soles have since been added to accompany us on our adventures, whatever the weather may bring. So every foot can find the right sole.
High heels, narrow toes, thick soles: conventional shoes tend to constrict our feet and can take away our flexibility when walking, running and jumping. With Wildlings, on the other hand, our feet can breathe a sigh of relief: they are designed to fit the anatomical shape of the foot and give it plenty of freedom. A particularly thin and flexible sole allows natural movements to take place unhindered. And best of all, we can wiggle our toes in them as much as we like.
The Wildling soles deliver great things: on the one hand, they give us a wonderful barefoot feeling when walking - particularly light, thin and flexible. On the other hand, they should be as sustainable and regenerative as possible. That is why it is a constant “work in progress” to make the soles ever more durable and abrasion-resistant and to increase their recyclability. The Gap sole, for example, consists largely of recycled materials. And the goal is clear, to produce new soles from old Wildling soles.
It had to be functional and light, it had to allow the foot to move freely - and it had to be produced sustainably and fairly. The first Wildling sole was the result of countless hours of tinkering and research, as well as setbacks and breakthroughs. When the design of the extremely thin, curved sole with the characteristic gap was finally finished, the next challenge soon followed: Who could produce such a novel sole?
Credits
Images: Alberto Ferrero, Jette Schröder, Veronika Štabrila, Sandra Chiolo, Lisa Pitz, Caroline Filger, Naomi Mackie, Tabea Demir
Videos: playdo_co, Nick Vass
Music: Epidemic Sound