Design Develop Source

Welcome to SampleLab – Elevate Your Footwear Game

Footwear design and sourcing, run by someone who's shipped for Inditex, Aldo, Next, CP Company, and Hackett. 20+ years turning sketches into production-ready shoes. Based in Porto, at the heart of European footwear manufacturing.

We're based inside a factory, so we put our hands directly on the process instead of managing it from a distance.

Whether you're an emerging brand or an established label, we handle design, tech specs, prototyping, and production oversight — end to end.