Author Archives: Silvia Catarino

A name is a combination of many origins. In the case of Cordoa, its name comes from many cultural and geographical references.

At Cordoa, working with calfskin leather is not a fatality but a conscious choice.

Cordoa Pop-up shop at loja Odile, in Lisbon

At Cordoa we only used vegetable tanned leather to make our sandals. Vegetable tanning is a leather tanning process with a great artisanal tradition.

(…) slowness is a temporal notion that prioritises the journey over the destination. In this world of instant gratification we sometimes forget that speed is not a virtue in itself, nor is it to be confused with success or efficiency or happiness or accomplishment.

I believe rootlessness is not compatible with an artisan’s work.