Two children jumping in puddles in a whitewashed courtyard

Every step,
a little note.

Ottavino is the smallest flute in the orchestra. Our shoes take after it: small, light, unforgettable.

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A craftsman hand-stitching a child's shoe in the Monte Urano workshop

From the maker’s hands to a child’s step.

Six stages, one craftsman, one pair.

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Your family number stays with you on the sole, and you vote on the first designs.

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Tan ballet flats with a curly wool texture, from the First Moments series

First Moments

New series: a shoe each for the first ballet class, the first bike, the first snow.

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Parent guide

Written with specialists. Not a substitute for medical advice.

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A birthday gift: a box wrapped in kraft paper, a handwritten name card and a first-steps shoe

For a first birthday,
a gift to keep.

A first-steps shoe, a card with their name on it and a keepsake box.

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Responsibility

  • A shoe box that turns into a play mat, with leather baby shoes inside

    The story of the box

    Opening the box is only the start: it becomes a toy, a place to keep things, a keepsake box.

    See how it changes
  • Rolls of coloured leather and hanging lasts in the workshop

    Take Back

    Send back outgrown shoes and earn 300 points; the pair goes on to a second child.

    How it works
  • In the Ottavino workshop, a craftsman's hands count finished pairs into a shipping crate

    Open books

    3% of every sale goes to shoe donations; the price breakdown of a pair is public.

    See the price breakdown

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