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What is a shoe maker called?
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A shoe maker is traditionally called a cobbler. However, many people simply use the term shoemaker to describe a professional who crafts shoes today. You may also see shoemakers referred to by the French term "cordonnier" or the Italian term "calzolaio." Explore a wide range of shoes from some of the world's top boutiques on 1stDibs.
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Don S. Shoemaker Cocobolo Parquet Coffee Table for Señal S.A., Mexico 1960s
By Senal, Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Debrecen, HU
An exceptional large-scale cocobolo parquet coffee table designed by Don S. Shoemaker for Señal S.A., Mexico, circa 1960s.
The long, low rectangular top is composed of numerous small...
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cocobolo
Don Shoemaker for Señal Attributed Mixed Exotic Hardwood Parquetry Serving Tray
By Don S. Shoemaker, Senal
Located in San Diego, CA
An exceptional attributed serving tray designed by Don Shoemaker for Señal, Mexico, crafted circa 1970. This beautifully executed example showcases Shoemaker's celebrated use of rich...
Category
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Jacaranda, Rosewood, Cocobolo
Mexican Modern, Don S Shoemaker, Sling Swinger chair with footstool, 1960's
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Uccle, BE
Iconic Don S. Shoemaker Sling Swinger chair with footrest. Made from cocobolo (Mexican rosewood) and black leather in the 1960s. The biomorphic lines of the exotic rosewood create an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Cocobolo
Don Shoemaker Spanish Chair or "Silla Partera"
By Senal, Don S. Shoemaker
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Known as "Silla Partera", the Spanish chair belongs to a series of furniture that Don Shoemaker named "Línea Colonial". More than a chair is an object art, and it is a good opportuni...
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Spanish Colonial Chairs
Materials
Pine
Don Shoemaker Sculpted Rosewood & Leather Coffee Table for Señal Furniture
By Senal, Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials:
Cocobolo Rosewood, New Italian Leather
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Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Leather, Rosewood, Cocobolo
Rare Don Shoemaker Tray
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Don Shoemaker for Señal, Morelia · Mexico, circa 1970
Don Shoemaker understood wood in a way few twentieth-century designers did: not as a material to be tamed, but as a language to...
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Wood
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