A Japanese Oasis Grows in Brooklyn
Craft

A Japanese Oasis Grows in Brooklyn

At Chowa Library with Ray Suzuki and Yudai Kanayama, the friends behind a radical new approach to design, craft and not being on your phone

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By Drake's January 03, 2025
  • Drake's in Italy: A Manufacturing Road Trip

    Drake's in Italy: A Manufacturing Road Trip

    From Venezia to Como to visit some of our expert producers
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  • America’s Last Great Shoemaker

    America’s Last Great Shoemaker

    On the road to Middleborough and Alden HQ. 

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  • Behind the Scenes at Stead: Britain's Master Suede Manufacturer

    Behind the Scenes at Stead: Britain's Master Suede Manufacturer

    A trip to Leeds to see where we source the best suede in the business.
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  • How a Drake's Shoe is Made

    How a Drake's Shoe is Made

    A visit to Northampton to see how the Charles loafer, our very own handmade, Goodyear welted shoe, is created from scratch.
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  • Worth the Tassel: Alden for Drake's Tassel Loafers

    Worth the Tassel: Alden for Drake's Tassel Loafers

    Tony Sylvester on the elegant and quintessentially American Alden loafer.
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  • Drake’s and Edward Green: Inside Northampton’s Most Iconic Shoe Workshop

    Drake’s and Edward Green: Inside Northampton’s Most Iconic Shoe Workshop

    A visit to the centre of British shoemaking and an introduction to the exclusive Edward Green for Drake’s range, including a resurrection of the legendary 505 last.
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