Launched in 2012 by designer and founder Martiniano Lopez Crozet, Martiniano’s aesthetic is centered on simplicity, austerity, and understated elegance, in which the slight quirks and anomalies arising from the natural qualities of the material and the craftsmanship are embraced as essential to the uniqueness of the object. Their shoes are all handmade in Buenos Aires, Argentina from kid leather dyed using anilines — the most attractive and natural leathers prized for their soft natural feel. The surface is not covered with a topcoat of paint or insoluble pigment. The resulting product retains the hide’s natural surface and grain, including visible pores. Martiniano is known for traditional craftsmanship and for its comfort.