Team Loper Kansai

Loper Headquarters

[loper_shoes] Saito Manami


Graduated from the Department of Product Design at Arnhem University of the Arts in the Netherlands.

While still a student, he worked as a planner at Prof Designs LLC, based on the work he exhibited at the Milan Salone.

In 2012, we began developing Loper with the aim of sustainable shoe manufacturing.

In 2019, we began selling kits that allow anyone to make shoes.

He holds workshops all over Japan and makes shoes one by one with each person.

Starting in 2022, the Loper instructor qualification course will be established.

In 2025, we will hold regular workshops at our atelier in Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture, and are involved in training and supporting instructors across the country.