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A tragedy could have destroyed the future of Poilâne. But France’s best-known bakery still exists and is even flourishing – thanks to …

A simple break-in routine so your cork footbed molds comfortably to your feet. Explore more at Contour Walk Store.

The Original BIRKENSTOCK Footbed is an ergonomic masterpiece, designed to replicate the mindful experience of walking barefoot. Explore more …

For thousands of years, we moved barefoot on uneven, yielding ground. Explore more at Contour Walk Store.

Babies have the prettiest feet. Explore more at Contour Walk Store.

BIRKENSTOCK products have been influenced over generations by a tireless creative quest for Naturgewolltes Gehen (walking as nature …

Over the years, we’ve finessed the method, the materials and the models – not to mention expanded the team – but one key detail remains the …

The roots of the shoemaking dynasty can be found in 1774 when Johannes Birkenstock is mentioned in a church archive document at a time when …

Lael Wilcox is one of the world’s great endurance bike racers. Explore more at Contour Walk Store.

Melinda \Mindy\ Gabriel has been the fire department chief of Westerville near Columbus, Ohio since 2019. Before that, she was on the front …

Jens and Uwe are the “Kruger Brothers” – the bluegrass and new American folk music icons are known all around the world. The brothers have …

Charlie Strong is a professional American football coach. His goal? To give young men a place in life. His formula? Honesty, respect, and …

Dr. Robert Rutford, one of the best-known Antarctic researchers and the man who Mount Rutford is named for, took his Birkenstocks to the …

“I don’t like Birkenstocks. I hate them,” says the all-round designer Thierry Journo. When he stopped over in Paris, we learned in a highly …

He was banned from school, was kicked out by his parents, and became homeless. Today, he is the owner of the global beauty empire Officine …

Like all the women in her family, Shalene McCollum has fishing in her blood – her grandma was a commercial fisherwoman, too. We visited the …

Bettine Vriesekoop is a two-time European table tennis champion. These days, the Dutch Sports Personality of the Year (1981, 1985) and Dutch …

He was an assistant coach to Jupp Heynckes, Louis van Gaal, Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti, and Hansi Flick, and became a legendary trainer …

The story of Nicholas Vreeland, Buddhist monk and only Western head of a Buddhist monastery, starts in the early 1980s, when the diplomat’s …

Athénaïs de Béru was once a banker, but in 2006 she took on her family’s 500-year-old wine-growing estate in the village of Béru in …

In the opinion of her coach, Maya Wasowicz is one of the ten best karate fighters in the world. When the Polish-born moved to New York at …

“I don’t think Nobel Prizes are always awarded fairly. I’m delighted to have it, but it doesn’t set me apart from everybody else – I was …

I discovered my first gray hair when I was about 12 – my granddaughter’s age,” relates Yazemeenah Rossi. Her hair was already almost …

After a few crazy business ventures, father of four Geoff Higgo now runs an unusual car hire company in Cape Town with his partner Monika. …

Mariah Nielson’s father was the sculptor J. B. Blunk, a “master of the chainsaw.” She tells us about her father’s legacy – and how …

Matto Barfuss, successful wildlife filmmaker, achieved fame in the 1990’s after spending months living among cheetahs. We caught up with …

Romany Pajdak decided she wanted to be a professional dancer at the age of ten. She is now one of the best ballerinas in the world. We met …

„I’ve been wearing Birkenstocks for 45 years,” wrote Bernd Brinkmann. We met the man who has been a Birkenstock fan from the get-go – and a …