I actually wanted to learn shoe orthopedics because I have suffered from my own walking disability since childhood. However, there were no apprenticeships in this field at the time. Then I decided to do an apprenticeship as a shoemaker instead since this was in the same training center. During my apprenticeship, I then also met my wife. My wife also actually wanted to learn hairdressing, but then also came, like me, to the shoemaker training. After my apprenticeship, I worked as a journeyman in various cities until I became self-employed in 1990 and opened my own store in Düsseldorf. In 1994 I also passed my master craftsman's examination before the Düsseldorf Chamber of Handicrafts. Within Düsseldorf, I have moved several times. Earlier my store was in the Ellerstraße, at the Oberbilker Markt, and at the Wehrhahn. Today you can find my store on the Kölner Straße.

I specialize in foot-friendly, healthy, and professional shoe repairs, insole construction, fabrications, and custom shoes in the premium class segment according to anatomical and medical principles. Many people don't know that the profession of a shoemaker is very versatile and that you have to learn anatomical and medical knowledge during your education. That's why a master's examination is also absolutely necessary, because only then, you have the necessary knowledge! In addition, my wife and I have our own brand of leather goods. Here we offer, for example, in addition to beautiful handbags, shoes, and belts, as well as other leather items. What is special about my store is that since 2023 I also offer vegan shoe repairs with plastic-free materials!

I prefer to repair very high-quality men's and women’s shoes with leather soles. This is mainly because they are mostly good and healthy footwear. So especially leather materials look almost better than new ones after the repair.

Of course, my favorite brand is our own brand W.i.P. But I also like to repair other selected brands. Especially high-quality shoes made of high-quality materials are my favorite repairs here.

We offer quality management according to Din EN ISO 13485, combined with a quality check on my own repairs. It is also important to me that customers are happy & satisfied with their repairs for a long time and for this reason I only use premium-class materials that are very durable. I am delighted when customers want to repair their products and appreciate my work. In my opinion, almost every shoe can be repaired and my goal is to make the world a little more sustainable and to reduce the big piles of waste in the fashion industry.

"The health of our customers comes first."