{"id":15143,"date":"2026-03-16T12:43:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arsutoriastudio.com\/the-derby-driver-by-essen-when-minimalism-becomes-a-statement\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:43:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:43:12","slug":"the-derby-driver-by-essen-when-minimalism-becomes-a-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arsutoriastudio.com\/en\/the-derby-driver-by-essen-when-minimalism-becomes-a-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"The Derby Driver by Essen: when minimalism becomes a statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"articleWrapper _hero-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"articleContent _hero-content-body\">\n<p class=\"text body\" doc-editable=\"text\" data-component-id=\"doc-1ddala6tn0\">ESSEN THE LABEL, the brand founded in 2016 by Marre Muijs as a response to a fashion industry that produces too much and reflects too little, launches the Derby Driver.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text body\" doc-editable=\"text\" data-component-id=\"doc-1jjr79i0k0\">The shoe is an evolution of the bestselling Foundation Flat: the same tailored fit, the same softness of full-grain lambskin lined with sheepskin, but in a contemporary lace-up silhouette. A flexible sole with signature rubber studs and a removable memory foam insole. A product designed to last, not to be replaced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text body\" doc-editable=\"text\" data-component-id=\"doc-1jjr79i0m0\">Each pair is handmade in Italy, in family-run workshops powered by solar energy. Production takes place in small batches or to order, reducing waste by up to 90%. This is not a marketing promise: it is an alternative industrial model to the dominant one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text body\" doc-editable=\"text\" data-component-id=\"doc-1jjr79i0o0\">Completing the picture is blockchain technology. A QR code is printed on every shoebox, allowing the entire supply chain to be traced: from the origin of the raw materials \u2014 LWG-certified leather \u2014 to the artisan workshop, right through to distribution. Unfiltered transparency.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image _fit-frame-height-to-content\" data-tap-fullscreen=\"\" data-component-id=\"doc-1de48tpjv0\">\n<div doc-image=\"image\" doc-link=\"hyperlink\" style=\"display: block; height: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 100%; background-image: url('https:\/\/arsutoriastudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/136887-136885.png'); background-position: 50% 50%;\"><\/div><figcaption doc-editable=\"caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Combining Italian craftsmanship with responsible production, ESSEN THE LABEL launches a shoe that embodies simplicity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15146,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[147],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-company-news-arsutoria"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arsutoriastudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arsutoriastudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arsutoriastudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arsutoriastudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arsutoriastudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arsutoriastudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15143\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arsutoriastudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arsutoriastudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arsutoriastudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arsutoriastudio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}