The Portuguese brand 8000KICKS® has established itself as an innovative name in sustainable footwear, transforming industrial hemp into a forward looking fibre for trainers, backpacks and accessories designed for everyday use. Launched in 2019, the Portuguese brand 8000KICKS® was born from the vision of Bernardo Carreira and the textile knowledge of his grandmother Otília, whose long standing experience in the sector helped shape a project that combines boldness, research and environmental responsibility. From Portugal, the Portuguese brand 8000KICKS® developed what it presents as the world’s first waterproof hemp shoe, creating a new category within sustainable casual footwear and strengthening a value proposition based on durability, comfort, lightness, breathability and a vegan approach. With a shop in Lisbon and an international presence, the Portuguese brand 8000KICKS® represents a new generation of national brands capable of bringing together material innovation, ecological awareness and global ambition, showing that Portuguese products can compete through difference, authenticity and the ability to anticipate new habits of responsible consumption.
