There are still just under 550 shoe repair companies in the Netherlands and that number is decreasing every year. Karel Schrijver’s heel bar in Zeist will also close. Is the end of the traditional shoemaker in sight? “I’m 73 and my partner Willem is already 66. We can’t find any successors and our health is deteriorating, so we’ve decided to stop.”
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Karel’s heel bar in Zeist will close after 52 years: is the craft dying out?
