The Star Shoes project, currently underway, invited 2 400 customers from 19 countries to leave a print of their feet in phenolic boxes. The boxes are already in possession of Ropar, and from here the project will draw a world map of the feet of the inhabitants of the globe.

The focus of the research is to find new comfort technologies designed for each country, and because the company has an existing portfolio of customers from the 5 continents this demanded to deepen the knowledge of the foot’s basic plant for most of the world's population.

The main objective of this project is to bring the production to a more real level of customers worldwide. The research results will be the subject of a new patent and will allow to launch an innovative new product into the market.

50 years after its foundation, the company wants to make history again with the creation of a shoe where comfort is 100% proven by science.

The Portuguese brand produces 600 000 pairs of shoes on average each year to roughly 50 markets, resulting in an annual global amount of sales of 13 million euros.

For more information about Arcopédico please refer to the brand's website.