BIRKENSTOCK
Dating back to 1774, Birkenstock's history began with shoemaker Johann Adam Birkenstock's dedication to his craft. The shoe craft was passed down from generation to generation, including to Konrad Birkenstock, Johann Adam's great-grandson. Thanks to Konrad's visionary perspective, the new ideas he developed allowed him to produce and sell shoes with flexible soles. These new ideas he developed earned Konrad the title of inventor of Footbed.
This title and its innovative ideas played an important role in the fate of the company and contributed greatly to the popularity of Birkenstock shoes. Today, Birkenstock is a global shoe brand that offers quality, functionality and comfort to all its consumers. It is one of the largest manufacturers in the German shoe industry, with a sales network in more than 100 countries with over 4,000 employees around the world.
