Indosole ESSNTLS Mens Thongs - Soil

the brand story:

In 2004, on his first trip to Indonesia, founder Kyle Parsons flip flop broke. He wanted something truly unique to Bali and had a pair of authentic Balinese sandals made for himself with tyres as the soles. As Kyle started to do some research, he realised the ever-growing trash problem and wanted to make a change. He came up with one solution to the problem: Using sandals as the new vehicle for this used tire material. Indosole was born.

Each year 1.5 billion tyres are being discarded worldwide. At Indosole they have found a better use for these tyres and have prevented over 100,000 tyres from landfills and given them new life as soles for footwear. Using artisanal methods, they developed a unique upcycling process and each pair is handmade with the traditional methods of making footwear.

shop your values:

• Recycled materials.
• Vegan friendly.
• Responsibly crafted through transparent production methods; no animals and no fuel powered machinery.
• Certified B-Corporation.
• No carbon footprint throughout the production and no chemical run-off.

features:

• Light and flexible.
• Waterproof; designed for the elements.
• Soft and comfortable contoured natural rubber footbed with embedded arch supports.
• Will mold to your feet with repeated wear.
• Laser engraved enviro fibre straps.
• Comfortable nylon toe thong.
• Uses Sole Engineered Tire Technology (SETT®) which pulverises the tyre into a fine powder and resets it with natural and recycled rubber. 

care:

As the Essntls Slides, Eco Thongs and Platform Slides are 100% waterproof, you can clean them by hand with soap and water. You may also wash them in a washing machine.

sizing:

Each pair weighs approx. 14.5oz/412g.

If you have a narrow foot, the women’s flip flops and slides offer a more narrow footbed than the men’s.

end of life:

When an item has reached the end of its life and can no longer be worn, mended, swapped, gifted, donated or upcycled, we recommend consulting your local council to find your nearest textile recycling scheme.   

Packaged in a reusable and recyclable cardboard box.

Made in Indonesia.

Browse our other Slow Fashion shoes here.