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This is the story of a
bartender who had

a dream:

Thierry Maglione,
the founder of the

slippers Mamismo.

Sometimes in life you come across
young people who have dreams, and
do everything they can to put them
into reality. Thierry had a dream
about making nice, comfortable
slippers, 100% made in France and
recyclable. Thierry set up his com-
pany in 2011 and, although it may
not have been easy, he has now issued
his fourth collection and is eager to
develop his business even further.
Production is still quite small, so Thi-
erry continues working in a restau-
rant but, in the end, this turned out to
be a blessing. It was through his work
in the restaurant that Thierry met the
designer Patrick Marguerie (designer
for Mageo) who agreed to help him
by making his network available. One
thing led to another, and Thierry met
Caroline Claire-Baumel (Loly Apple)
who assisted in the product develop-
ment. The Paradise Talie exposes
slippers in its store in Annecy and,
slowly but surely, Mamismo slippers
are to be found in shops in France
and elsewhere.

The slippers are produced in the
Senyo workshop in CMtillon-en-
Michaille (Ain, France) which em-
ploys former workers of Lejaby, and
the raw material (leather) comes from
Saint Etienne. So, if you do not laiow
what to buy as a gift to a person who
has "everything", why do not try a set
of personalized slippers from Thierry.

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