  Dear Mellow Walk:
I currently wear a pair of 5106. I have always liked the fit of your shoes, the attention to detail, and the CANADIAN craftsmanship. I wanted to write to say....KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.A Mellow Walk fan. Mellow Walk responds:
Boy, you really nailed all of our key selling features. We are really proud of the fact that our shoes are made in Canada (it also means a shorter commute in the mornings). |
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News
February 8, 2010
Toronto Shoe Show Cottage Footwear and Paul Brodie Footwear have joined forces and will be co-exhibiting at the Toronto Shoe Show February 28-March 1, 2010. The two brands will be located in Booth 1804-1806. We look forward to seeing you at the Toronto Congress Centre.
September 30, 2009
Sales Manager Appointed at Cottage Cottage Footwear has appointed Paul Brodie as its National Sales Manager. Paul has a great track record of working with shoe retailers stretching back nearly two decades. In addition to his responsibilities with Cottage Footwear, Paul has his own line of predominately ladies sheepskin boots and shoes under the Paul Brodie name. "Paul has a good relationship with retailers and a strong knowledge in product development," says Andrew Violi, Cottage's brand manager. "What attracted Paul to Cottage Footwear was in large part the made in Canada nature of our product." Paul can be reached at paul@cottagefootwear.com or 416-410-1106.
September 30, 2009
Countdown to NSC Expo Orlando It's almost time for the National Safety Council Congress and Expo and Mellow Walk is once again exhibiting. This year's expo is being held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida from October 26-28. Mellow Walk will be located at booth 1316.
July 23, 2009
Cottage Footwear - crafted in Toronto What do you get when you take an all natural Lactae Hevea rubber sole from a famed French sole maker, combine it with luxurious suedes and leathers, affix a beautifully detailed leather welt, and build it on an Italian Last? The answer is a new collection of naturally crafted men’s shoes from Cottage Footwear. And like all Mellow Walk shoes, Cottage Footwear is made at our factory in Toronto.
Natural footwear...crafted in Toronto. Coming soon from Cottage Footwear. View the entire collection here or download the Cottage Footwear Collection.pdf under Flyers on this page.
July 21, 2009
Mellow Walk salesman celebrates 55+ yrs in biz When Brian Suckling began work as a travelling shoe salesman in the early 1950s, thousands of people worked in shoe factories across Ontario and Quebec. Today that number may be closer to two or three hundred. Now 80 years old, Brian is one of the few people left with intimate knowledge of Canada’s proud shoemaking heritage. “Brian loves talking shoes,” says Jeff Violi, one of Mellow Walk’s owners. “Brian may be 80, but I don’t see him retiring anytime soon.” As a young man in Montreal in 1954, Brian was invited to join HH Brown an American company with factories in Quebec. Later in life, Brian helped Mephisto become established in Canada. “Brian has spent his life inside shoe factories. He knows the business of footwear forwards and backwards,” says Jeff. “It’s quite possible that someone entering the business today could spend their whole life selling shoes, but never having a chance to see how they are made.” When Brian approached Mellow Walk in the 1990s, he introduced and promoted Mellow Walk's fledgling line of casual safety shoes. “Safety footwear was a market Brian knew from his days at HH Brown. He helped Mellow Walk learn how to make safety footwear and promoted to key customers such as Mister Safety Shoes, Work Authority and Marks Work Wearhouse,” says Jeff.
July 6, 2009
Mellow Walk mentioned in Toronto Star article
When we opened our Saturday Star (Canada's largest circulation newspaper), we were tickled pink to find this article about an organization we care about Arts Junktion and its coordinator Eileen Orr. Mellow Walk has been a long-time supporter of Arts Junktion's efforts to bring materials to arts programs in Toronto schools. We have attached a short blurb mentioning Mellow Walk here and you can read the full article at the Toronto Star.
School board program offers a rich resource of recycled materials July 04, 2009 Ellen Moorhouse "Oh, the Textile Museum. Yahoo!" That was Eileen Orr's reaction when she discovered the source of newly arrived garbage bags on a conveyor belt. For 15 years, the intrepid Orr has run Artsjunktion, a treasure trove of other people's rejects available to teachers, daycares, community groups and high-school students associated with the Toronto District School Board. Fabrics, including those from the Textile Museum of Canada, are coveted by teachers and are sure proof that one person's trash is another's treasure. Artsjunktion, a 30-year venture, operates out of the basement of Ossington/Old Orchard Public School at 380 Ossington Ave. I was there to explore the destination for old corks, fabric, yarn, costumes and other items that people drop off at Toronto Environment Days (postponed, unfortunately, during the city strike). Hired three days a week by the board and helped by several volunteers, including friends in emergencies, Orr sorts, shelves, boxes and sources an incredible array of materials and has assisted more than 4,900 visitors this year. She also works for a similar program in Mississauga, called The Creative Zone, located in a Peel District School Board warehouse at 933 Central Parkway Dr. That venture enjoys the backing of a charity, Family Day Care Services, which cares for about 6,000 children in Toronto, Peel and York Region. "My whole life has slid into this," says Orr, an artist, printmaker and photographer. Her creative background allows her to see potential everywhere. Walking through the textile room, she lifts up a black leather hide full of holes where pieces were cut out to make shoes. "At Halloween, I pull it out and say it's a spiderweb," she says. The leather comes from safety shoe manufacturer Mellow Walk Footwear. The company also sent six skids of uncut leather hides that served as canvases for Don Mills Collegiate students for a "body mapping" project. The artwork was displayed at the Ontario Science Centre.
June 12, 2009
Chrissy adds resistance to your step Mellow Walk introduces its latest safety shoe for women: Chrissy. Made of 100% rubber, the Chrissy sole provides a superior grip for walking on many work surfaces. Chrissy is approved by CSA in Canada and ASTM in the United States for Grade 1 steel-toe and a Static Dissipative sole. To see Chrissy for yourself click here.
February 12, 2009
Mellow Walk introduces Lactae Hevae collection Mellow Walk long know for its comfort safety footwear has introduced a new men's collection for fall 2009. Made in Canada with an all natural latex rubber sole from Lactae Hevae this collection represents a new direction for Mellow Walk. Included in the collection are a new desert boot, beetle boot, Vintage boot, and a Logger boot. "These shoes are beautiful and the fit is what you would expect from Mellow Walk," say Andrew Violi, Director of Marketing. All of the styles are available for Fall with natural suedes and leathers, all natural leather welts, and the 100% Lactae Hevea sole derived from the Hevea plantation trees. For more information view the collection Mellow Walk Natural Footwear under flyers on this page.
January 12, 2009
Mellow Walk recycles its leather scraps Mellow Walk has always believed there was a secondary market for its leather scraps, but identifying a company that could reuse thousands of pounds annually was a challenge,” says Jeff Violi, VP, Administration. “Seeing all that scrap leather ending up in our dumpster was a visual reminder to us that we could do better to reduce our environmental footprint. ”
To fulfill this commitment, Mellow Walk has partnered with a furniture designer and manufacturer that will see its leather waste reprocessed and reused in that company's furniture products. “To eliminate leather going to landfill and to see our scraps innovatively applied to another product is extremely rewarding,” says Jeff. This project will, on an annualized basis, result in thousands of pounds of leather being diverted from landfill.
August 20, 2008
National Safety Council Expo, Anaheim America's largest safety expo is headed for Anaheim this year and Mellow Walk will once again be there to display its complete range of steel-toe comfort safety footwear. Look for Mellow Walk at Booth 2654. We hope to see you - September 22-24, 2008 at the Anaheim Convention Center. |
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