
Pied à pied: long-lasting children's shoes
Due to their tremendous growth rate, children in France get through an average of 7.5 pairs of shoes a year! In 2018, this pattern of consumption generated an environmental cost of 539 million kg of CO2 equivalent. That's the equivalent of 10,000 round-the-world trips by car...
To remedy this, Pied À Pied offers children's shoes that can be rented and reconditioned. These ultra-wear-resistant shoes feature: a thick leather upper, a reinforced rubber outsole and a replaceable midsole to guarantee a virtually new, hygienic fit every time they're reused. In this way, our toddlers' shoes can be renewed without waste and with minimal environmental damage.
This project has been selected as part of Design L'Expo 2023 and will be exhibited at La Cale 2 Créateurs from 24th January 2024 to 10th March 2024.
"Thomas's project aims to reduce shoe waste by offering a rental system for shoes that can be reconditioned."
" Children's feet grow quickly, and they regularly need new shoes. This everyday problem has a number of consequences for millions of families every year: the production and subsequent disposal of tons of barely used products, the financial impact on household budgets, the health implications for a child with poorly fitting shoes...
Thomas's project aims to reduce shoe waste by offering a rental system for shoes that can be reconditioned. This project has received strong support from the company where he is doing his work-study placement. " Marion Moussu, Course Leader for the Innovation Strategy Design Master's program

Thomas Sebille
2021-2023: Work-study placement as In-house Product Team Designer at PARADE SAS _ Groupe ERAM, St Pierre Montlimart, France
2021-2023: Innovation Strategy Design Master's degree at l’École de design Nantes Atlantique, France
2021 (2 months): 3rd year bachelor internship at PARADE SAS _ Groupe ERAM, St Pierre Montlimart, FRANCE
2018-2021: Product design Bachelor’s degree at l’École de design Nantes Atlantique, France
2018: Baccalauréat (High school diploma majoring in Economic/Social subjects) at Mongazon High School in Angers, France
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