Element presents its latest addition to the Element Emerald collection, Catalina. A shoe that takes its inspiration from the classic Deck Shoe, the vast expanses of Finnish water and meets the requirement of the processes that contribute to being “Conscious by Nature”.

“I get inspiration from the essences of each project; the situation, the history and the unique qualities of a landscape. I spend a lot of time in nature. It is something that relaxes me and influences my life and work. I always try to bring the relaxing features found in the forest and the knowledge of being a skateboarder into all of my designs projects” – Janne Saario, Architect and Element Advocate

Historically Deck Shoes were created to provide solid grip on the deck of a boat without leaving the foot marks that would need cleaning up afterwards. Typically these were made of polished leather in order to repel salty sea water. Now most of us don’t deal with a huge amount of sea water on a daily basis so we’ve exchanged the heavy leather for coloured canvas making these a great summer shoe. That being said, we have kept leather trims on the Catalina Shoe to keep that authentic look and feel. This Element Catalina shoe is available in 4 colors now through the Element online store.