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UNIQUA as in uniquein Limoges, in Limousin

Uniqua: the eco-friendly sneaker!

Based in Couzeix, near Limoges, Julien Jourdanne creates uniqueđź‘ź sneakers in his workshop.

They’re whaou!🤩🤩 customizable, repairable. Eco-friendly, they’re made with 80% locally sourced products. Here’s the story!

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Did you say "upcycling"?

He makes sneakers from customers' favorite jeans.
"An "upcycling" and eco-responsible approach that adds value to used objects or products by giving them a new, more qualitative life because the jeans đź‘–are lined with leather.

Made-to-measure sneakers, with materials that are ... 2 pas

Today, he is the only company to offer 100% customizable, handcrafted sneakers.

He sources most of his products from local suppliers, thus limiting his carbon footprint.

Scrap hides and sewing threads come from factories in the Dordogne, and the soles are made from recycled materials.

The motifs are printed on the leather by a local company.

On delivery, customers receive their pair in a recycled cardboard box in Bosmie-l’Aiguille.

Uniqua, an ongoing success story:Collabs’, rugby ball, leather goods, CSP Limoges.

To date, around 4,500 pairs have been produced. Julien doesn’t have two feet in the same clog, he never stops, he innovates with his collabs’. His models, made in Limousin, are sublimated by the inspiration of creators from the Haute Vienne: graphic designer: Claire Gaudriot; comic strip authors: Remingo, Patrick Chaulet, … artists: Patrick Lasthère, Denis Edeline, … One of his latest projects is with Broussaud socks, …

Rugby is celebrated in France with the World Cup … and the sporty rugby ball becomes a work of art at Uniqua. Leather goods have also made their appearance in the workshop, with the manufacture of belts, card holders, …

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A shoemaker with a prestigious career

With a solid background as a “footwear” design office technician, including 4 years with Weston, he created this well-thought-out concept during the first confinement in 2020. With the pandemic, we can no longer be sure that we’ll be able to find the latest pair of must-have sneakers from the other side of the world. But what if it just keeps on coming? What if we could imagine and manufacture the sneakers of our dreams in Limousin … and open up new creative horizons?

Production begins at the end of 2020 in Haute Vienne. The Uniqua brand is born! Uniqua stands for “Unique à … Limoges, en Limousin” thanks to exceptional know-how.

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