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Vivobarefoot, the minimalist footwear brand, is reviving ancient sandals designed by the San bushmen of Namibia. Sometimes ancient designs outdo the new. According to the Ju’/hoansi people of Namibia, that was the case for their sandals made from eland (a type of African antelope) leather, originally designed countless generations ago. Made for the harsh climate of the Kalahari Desert, sandals of the San bushman have a simplistic but rugged design. The San bushmen were and are persistence hunters and wear the sandals while running and tracking their prey. Unfortunately, the craft has since declined. The campaign to bring back the ancient sandals and help the San people is being done on an entirely modern platform – Kickstarter. To make the project a reality, Vivobarefoot founder, Galahad Clark, along with a team consisting of a biomechanics expert and conservationists traveled to the Kalahari Desert in Namibia. It was there that they met with the native San bushmen and the San-dal project was born. Watch the Kickstarter campaign video: Each sandal is made by hand by a San artesian. The sandals follow the same design used for centuries, passed down through the generations. The men’s version costs £100, which equates to approximately $150. The women’s version costs £120, or around $170, and includes removable decorations made from ostrich eggshell beads and guinea fowl feathers, giving the sandals a subtle feminine touch. By backing the project on Kickstarter, you get a pair of sandals and help the San bushmen. I had the opportunity to ask Vivobarefoot founder, Galahad Clark, a few questions about the new product, travel and Vivobarefoot in general: Several countries have their own ancient footwear. The native Mexicans wore the Huarache, the Romans had Caligae, etc. Why did you choose Namibia and the sandals of the San bushmen? The bushmen of the Kalahari are arguably as close to original humans as it gets. Humans did not leave Africa until 70k years ago where the Bushmen had been running and hunting for hundreds of generations before this. We originally went there to witness the last place on earth where the running hunting is still practiced and see natural human movement in its purest original form—the sandal project was born when I realized that they were losing their original craft and starting to wear second hand charity shoes, that were poorly fitting and clearly ineffective. When traveling, it’s often difficult to get past the tourist attractions and see the real culture of the destination and meet locals. How were you able to connect with the local Ju’/hoansi people? We went with people that had been travelling to the Kalahari for decades and have actively engaged with the San Bushmen communities for years. So we were welcomed into their communities as trusted friends (they are rightly suspicious of visitors coming and promising this and that and then not delivering anything). What role has travel played in the launch and preparation for the Kickstarter campaign? What were your experiences in the Kalahari Desert and Namibia? The project simply would not have happened if we had not gone there. We travelled for nine hours by car from Windhoek and then drove around for hours in the area looking for the last people that could do the Running Hunting. It was then a chance meeting with Aleksandra Orbeck Nilsen in a truckers cafe that created the partnership to deliver the project. It was through hanging out and talking with the bushmen in their homes and hearing their stories that the San-dal project was born. I was interested in footwear and talking to them about it and it nearly all came ‘from’ them. When traveling, which Vivobarefoot shoes do you wear, and why? (Assuming you always wear Vivobarefoot.) I think my last pair of non-Vivobarefoot shoes disappeared about three years ago! It very much depends what climate I’m going to. For the desert, it was, of course, our desert boot—the Gobi. In hot climates, I often wear our sandals, Eclipse, and I always take a pair of Motus as a general ‘sports’ activity shoe— good for a run, the gym, tennis, or any other activity. If I’m going to a business meeting, I wear the Lisbon (see image below). Vivobarefoot is a relatively new company. What direction do you see Vivobarefoot going in the next 5 years? Any new potential products you’re able to share about? We have several exciting projects in the pipeline including—genuine Jungle and desert proof shoes, a ‘smart’ shoe, and an indestructible shoe that we call ‘the super shoe’. We absolutely want to make the best barefoot shoes in the world and with barefoot as our gold standards are constantly innovating to provide a purer ‘barefoot’ experience (in shoes). Making our supply chain more sustainable is also a constant source of innovation. I’ve come across a lot of people who are skeptical about barefoot footwear and the ‘barefoot’ idea. What would you say to those who are not (yet) sold on the barefoot/minimalist footwear mission? How would you convert the nonbelievers? It’s easy to have cognitive dissonance as underfoot technologies have been promoted with billions of dollars for a generation now. And to be honest, the transition back Wide, Thin & Flexible shoes (that effectively let the foot do its thing) should be taken slowly. I would say, don’t rush into sports and running, start very slowly walking barefoot around the house, a standing desk and then get a pair of lifestyle shoes and start to use them for walking about in your daily life. What nobody can argue with is that the more you ‘use’ ‘your feet the stronger they get and whatever you want to do in life having strong healthy feet is a good thing. Take your time before you try to build running and exercise into your barefoot life and I would encourage to use your normal sports shoes in the beginning for exercise. Walk before you can run. And then it’s even harder to argue against this in kids. A 4-year-old running around a pool barefoot on hard concrete relaxed and having fun, running and changing direction as fast as they can, is natural movement at its purest form. Then we put their little feet (that are plastic i.e. the bones don’t form until the late teenage years) into non-foot-shaped shoes with a lot of padding and tell them to sit still for the next 15 years. It’s not surprising that most people develop unnatural movement habits. It’s important is to not do anything to get in the way of a kids natural foot development, as every child has the right to stand on their own two feet! Where To Get The Original San-dals: - Get a pair of the San-dals and help the San bushmen by backing the campaign on Kickstarter.com. What are your thoughts? Leave a comment below. Top image photo credit: “Kalahari Desert road” by paffy is licensed under CC BY 2.0
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Vivobarefoot, an branda coisbheart íostach, is reviving ancient sandals designed by the San bushmen of Namibia. Uaireanta dearaí ársa outdo an nua. Dar leis an Ju 'daoine / hoansi na Namaibe, go raibh an cás le haghaidh a n sandals déanta as eland (i ndáil le cineál antalóip na hAfraice) leathar, glúnta countless ceapadh ar dtús ó shin. Made for the harsh climate of the Kalahari Desert, sandals of the San bushman have a simplistic but rugged design. The San bushmen were and are persistence hunters and wear the sandals while running and tracking their prey. Ar an drochuair, Tá an cheird ó laghdú. An feachtas a thabhairt ar ais an sandals ársa agus cabhrú leis na daoine San atá á dhéanamh ar ardán go hiomlán nua-aimseartha - Kickstarter. Chun an tionscadal a thabhairt i gcrích, Vivobarefoot bunaitheoir, Galahad Clark, along with a team consisting of a biomechanics expert and conservationists traveled to the Kalahari Desert in Namibia. It was there that they met with the native San bushmen and the San-dal project was born. Watch the Kickstarter campaign video: Tá gach sandal a rinneadh de láimh ag San artesian. Na sandals leanúint an dearadh céanna a úsáidtear le haghaidh na gcéadta bliain, rite síos tríd na glúnta. An bhfear Leagan costais £ 100, atá cothrom le thart ar $150. An Leagan na mban costais £ 120, nó timpeall $170, agus folaíonn sé maisiúcháin inbhainte déanta as coirníní ostrich eggshell agus cleití éanlaithe guine, ag tabhairt na sandals i dteagmháil Baininscneach subtle. De réir tacaíocht an tionscadal ar Kickstarter, gheobhaidh tú le péire de sandals agus cabhrú leis an San Bushmen. Bhí mé an deis a iarraidh Vivobarefoot bunaitheoir, Galahad Clark, ar roinnt ceisteanna maidir leis an táirge nua, taistil agus Vivobarefoot ginearálta: tá roinnt tíortha a coisbheart ársa féin. Na Mexicans dúchais chaith an Huarache, Bhí Caligae na Rómhánaigh, srl. Cén fáth ar roghnaigh Namaib agus na sandals an San Bushmen? Is iad na Bushmen an Kalahari fhéadfaí a rá go chomh gar don duine bunaidh mar a fhaigheann sé. Ní raibh Daoine saoire Afraic go 70k bliain ó shin nuair a bhí an Bushmen siúl agus fiach le haghaidh na céadta glúine roimhe seo. Chuaigh muid ar dtús ann chun an finné an áit dheireanach ar domhan ina bhfuil an fiach ag rith chleachtadh go fóill agus a fheiceáil le gluaiseacht nádúrtha daonna ina-fhoirm tionscadail purest bhunaidh sandal Rugadh nuair a thuig mé go raibh siad ag a chailliúint a ceardaíochta bunaidh agus ag tosú a chaitheamh dara láimhe bróga carthanas, go raibh droch fheistiú agus go soiléir neamhéifeachtach. agus iad ag taisteal, tá sé deacair go minic a fháil anuas an tarraingt turasóireachta agus féach an cultúr fíor an ceann scríbe agus freastal muintir na háite. Conas a bhí tú in ann a dhéanamh le daoine an Ju áitiúil / hoansi? Chuaigh muid le daoine a bhí ag taisteal go dtí an Kalahari feadh na mblianta agus tá páirt ghníomhach leis na pobail San Bushmen ar feadh na mblianta. Mar sin, bhí fáilte roimh isteach ina bpobail mar chairde iontaofa (go bhfuil siad ceart amhrasach na gcuairteoirí a thagann agus a bhfuil tuar dóchais inti agus go agus ansin nach sheachadadh aon rud). Cén ról an taisteal a bhí i seoladh agus ullmhúchán don fheachtas Kickstarter? Cad iad do thaithí sa Desert Kalahari agus sa Namaib? An tionscadal nach mbeadh ach a tharla dá mba nár muid ag imithe ann. Thaisteal muid ar feadh naoi uair an chloig i gcarr ó Windhoek agus ansin thiomáin timpeall do uair an chloig sa cheantar ag lorg na daoine seo caite a d'fhéadfadh a dhéanamh ar an Fiach Rith. Bhí sé ansin cruinniú deis le Aleksandra Orbeck Nilsen i caife truckers a chruthaigh an chomhpháirtíocht chun an tionscadal a sheachadadh. Bhí sé trí crochta amach agus ag caint leis na Bushmen ina dtithe féin agus a gcuid scéalta éisteachta gur rugadh an tionscadal San-dal. Bhí suim acu i coisbhirt agus labhairt leo faoi mé agus tháinig sé beagnach gach 'as' iad. agus iad ag taisteal, a bróga Vivobarefoot dhéanann tú a chaitheamh, agus cén fáth? (Ag glacadh leis tú a chaitheamh i gcónaí Vivobarefoot.) I mo thuairimse, mo péire deireanach de Bróga nach Vivobarefoot imithe thart ar thrí bliana ó shin! Braitheann sé go mór cén aeráid tá mé ag dul go dtí. Maidir leis an Desert, bhí sé, ar ndóigh, ár Desert tosaithe-an Gobi. I climates te, Chaitheamh mé go minic ár sandals, eclipse, agus mé a ghlacadh i gcónaí le péire de tairiscint mar shoe- ghníomhaíocht a 'spóirt' ginearálta maith le haghaidh a reáchtáil, an seomra aclaíochta, Leadóg, nó aon ghníomhaíocht eile. Má tá mé ag dul go dtí cruinniú gnó, Chaitheamh mé an Lisbon (féach íomhá thíos). Is Vivobarefoot cuideachta réasúnta nua. Cén treo a fheiceann tú Vivobarefoot ag dul sa chéad 5 blianta? Aon táirgí féideartha nua go bhfuil tú in ann a roinnt faoi? Tá tionscadail spreagúla roinnt ar na bacáin lena n-áirítear-fíor Jungle agus Desert bróga cruthúnas, bróg 'cliste', agus bróg indestructible a dtugaimid 'an bróg Super'. Ba mhaith linn go hiomlán a dhéanamh ar na bróga is fearr cosnochta ar fud an domhain agus a bhfuil cosnochta mar ár gcaighdeán óir ag nuáil i gcónaí chun purer 'cosnochta thaithí a chur ar fáil (i mbróig). Ag déanamh ár slabhra soláthair níos inbhuanaithe chomh maith le foinse de shíor nuálaíochta. Mé teacht trasna ar a lán de na daoine atá skeptical faoi coisbheart cosnochta agus an smaoineamh 'cosnochta'. Cad ba mhaith leat a rá leo siúd nach bhfuil (fós) a dhíoltar ar an cosnochta misean / coisbheart íostach? Conas a bheadh leat a thiontú ar an nonbelievers? Tá sé éasca a bheith acu dissonance cognaíocha mar teicneolaíochtaí underfoot curtha chun cinn le billiúin dollar do ghlúin anois. Agus a bheith macánta, an t-aistriú ar ais Leathan, Thin & bróga solúbtha (gur lig go héifeachtach leis an chos a dhéanamh a rud) ba chóir a dhéanamh go mall. Ba mhaith liom a rá, nach Rush i spóirt agus a reáchtáil, tús an-mhall ag siúl cosnochta ar fud an tí, deasc seasamh agus ansin a fháil péire bróga stíl bheatha agus tús iad a úsáid chun siúl thart i do shaol laethúil. Cén is féidir aon duine a mhaíomh leis go bhfuil an níos tú úsáid '' do chosa ar an níos láidre a fhaigheann siad agus is cuma cad is mian leat a dhéanamh i saol a bhfuil cosa láidir folláin rud maith. Tóg do chuid ama sula iarracht tú a reáchtáil agus a fheidhmiú chun cur le isteach i do shaol cosnochta agus spreagfainn a úsáid do gnáth bróga spóirt ar dtús le haghaidh fheidhmiú. Siúlóid sular féidir leat a rith. Agus ansin tá sé níos deacra chun argóint i gcoinne an i kids. A rith 4 bliana d'aois ar fud le linn cosnochta ar crua spraoi relaxed agus ag coincréite, ag rith agus ag athrú treo chomh tapa agus is féidir leo, Is gluaiseacht nádúrtha ag a fhoirm purest. Ansin chuir muid a dhá choisín (atá i.e plaisteach. ní dhéanann na cnámha fhoirm dtí na ndéagóirí déanach) isteach Bróga neamh-chos-chruthach le go leor de stuáil agus abair leo chun suí go fóill do na chéad 15 blianta. Níl sé iontas go forbairt daoine is mó nósanna gluaiseachta shantaigh. Tá sé tábhachtach é sin le rud ar bith a fháil ar an mbealach na páistí forbartha chos nádúrtha a dhéanamh, mar tá an ceart chun seasamh ar a gcuid féin dhá chos gach leanbh! Sa chás a Faigh an Bunaidh San-Dals: - Faigh péire de na San-Dals agus cabhrú leis an Bushmen San ag tacaíocht leis an bhfeachtas ar Kickstarter.com. Cad iad do chuid smaointe? Leave a comment thíos. creidmheas grianghraf Barr image: “bóthar Kalahari Desert” ag paffy atá ceadúnaithe faoi CC BY 2.0