THE SNEAKER LAB

Nowadays, almost everyone owns a pair of sneakers. With today’s mass production and consumption of sneakers, we’re not working towards a sustainable world. We've brought together local experts in footwear design, vintage sneakers and sneaker restoration who will take you into the world of (vintage) sneakers and how to increase their lifespan.

Isabel Wolfs, Jesse of Vilis Vintage and Roderick van Leeuwen will be your host for the evening:

• Isabel will guide us through sneaker design. The combining of vintage sneaker parts will test your creativity, while finding out more about the sneaker’s anatomy.
• Jesse will take a deep dive into vintage sneakers designs - talking about the differences between previous and recent releases and how everyone’s able to influence the current mass production.
• Roderick will teach us how to clean and care for your sneaker at home - bring an old pair of sneakers with you to the pop-up cleaning station and try it out!

This event is part of an ongoing event series brought to you by community car sharing brand Lynk&Co & sustainable fashion retailer, PARO STORE. Every month we share skills and knowledge between PARO STORE’s community of partners & designers and the local Amsterdam community hosted in Lynk&Co's Amsterdam Club.

Throughout the events series, we will dive into the world of fashion; with discussions and workshops that inspire you to make, mend and reinvent things in your wardrobes, in order to have a lighter impact on the planet. Follow @parostore to stay updated.

Up-cycled sneakers by Studio Wolfs:

Vintage sneakers by Vilis vintage: