Manufacturer’s Description

It all began close to Munich, Germany in 1945 whilst Dr. Klaus Maertens injured his foot in a snowboarding twist of fate within the Bavarian Alps. To make strolling more uncomplicated all over the therapeutic procedure, he designed a shoe with an air-cushioned sole. The usage of vintage rubber tires, he built soles that had air trapped inside closed cubicles. He confirmed his prototype to his engineer/inventor family member, Dr. Herbert Funck, and in combination they determined to advance and convey the sneakers. No longer handiest did the shoe clear up the physician’s fast drawback, however it additionally began to promote neatly in Germany. By means of 1959 the 2 founders determined that they wanted an organization to supply and distribute the sneakers, then known as Dr. Maertens, in different portions of the arena. To start with, many makers rejected the concept that of an air cushioned sole as a brief-lived gimmick. Alternatively, the R. Griggs Workforce, situated within the village of Wollaston in England, determined to head along side the theory By means of growing the primary paintings boot with the innovative sole. On 1 April. 1960, the primary cherry-pink 8-eyelet paintings boot used to be produced and named 1460 (1/four/60). To promote the logo title higher in England, the title used to be anglicized to Dr. Martens. The variability used to be branded AirWair and the remainder is historical past.