SHOE MUSEUM

In 2021, 22 bilion shoes were produced worldwide – about 2.8 per person – and the expected lifetime of each pair is only 1 year. However, an ecological and environmental awareness is beginning to take hold among designers, industrialists, and consumers. The exhibition “TREND or FUTURE? Footwear and Sustainability”, created by the Shoe Museum in partnership with CTCP – Portuguese Footwear Technological Centre and APICCAPS – Portuguese Footwear, Components, Leather Goods Manufacturers’ Association, showcases projects, materials, products, and innovative actions towards a more sustainable future for the production of footwear in Portugal.