About us - Opus Footwear

Crafted with care.Our shoemaking story.

Vietnam has many footwear factories, but real shoemakers are much harder to come by. In 2011, OPUS began operations to fill this void.

The company has grown exponentially every year since its origin, working now with major brands around the world, along the way building a culturally and demographically diverse team of footwear experts who understand how to make great shoes. In 2017, OPUS opened MU1, the only western-owned factory in Vietnam specialized in fashion and lifestyle shoemaking.We recognized early on that footwear brands needed more than just a manufacturer to be successful and cultivated a product creation team to partner with brands through the development process from the beginning. OPUS combines innovative development and detail-orientated manufacturing with over 200 years of combined industry experience to provide footwear brands with true, end-to-end solutions.In doing so, OPUS has become an integral extension of each of its partners, fusing brand DNA into the creation process on a level traditional factories cannot achieve. By pairing manufacturing expertise with the high-value labor and footwear-supportive industry of Vietnam, OPUS offers all-inclusive shoemaking with unparalleled results.

Vietnam has many footwear factories,but real shoemakers are much harder to come by.In 2011, OPUS began operations to fill this void.

The company has grown exponentially every year since its origin, working now with major brands around the world, along the way building a culturally and demographically diverse team of footwear experts who understand how to make great shoes. In 2017, OPUS opened MU1, the only western-owned factory in Vietnam specialized in fashion and lifestyle shoemaking.We recognized early on that footwear brands needed more than just a manufacturer to be successful and cultivated a product creation team to partner with brands through the development process from the beginning. OPUS combines innovative development and detail-orientated manufacturing with over 200 years of combined industry experience to provide footwear brands with true, end-to-end solutions.In doing so, OPUS has become an integral extension of each of its partners, fusing brand DNA into the creation process on a level traditional factories cannot achieve. By pairing manufacturing expertise with the high-value labor and footwear-supportive industry of Vietnam, OPUS offers all-inclusive shoemaking with unparalleled results.

We add your brand’s DNA to our creation process on a level traditional factories simply can’t. That means all-inclusive shoemaking with exceptional results.

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WHERE YOUR VISION
COMES TO LIFE

MU1 and MU2

Our mission is to bring quality-first shoemaking to Vietnam. Our factories lie at the heart of it.Inspired by classical European shoe production facilities, our first factory excels at careful craftsmanship. Smaller teams mean we can produce many different styles at the same time—and be flexible to your MOQ requirements. Small details like hand-finishing, hand-stitching, and European handwriting elevate the quality of the shoes we make there.We love to innovate in MU2. It’s equipped with the latest technology—like no-sew, TPU welting, computerised stitching machines, and advanced printing machines. Plus, there are in-house production facilities for IP, compression soles and footbeds. It’s where we make all our outdoor activity footwear categories, like athletic and waterproof shoes.

Our mission is to bring quality-first shoemaking to Vietnam. Our factories lie at the heart of it.Inspired by classical European shoe production facilities, our first factory excels at careful craftsmanship. Smaller teams mean we can produce many different styles at the same time—and be flexible to your MOQ requirements. Small details like hand-finishing, hand-stitching, and European handwriting elevate the quality of the shoes we make there.

We love to innovate in MU2. It’s equipped with the latest technology—like no-sew, TPU welting, computerised stitching machines, and advanced printing machines. Plus, there are in-house production facilities for IP, compression soles and footbeds. It’s where we make all our outdoor activity footwear categories, like athletic and waterproof shoes.

MU1

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Three things that you need
to know about us

(1)
Product Creation is in our DNA

With 2nd and 3rd generation shoemakers hailing from footwear hubs from all over the world, we know what it takes to transform a tech pack or sketch to a commercially attractive and comfortable shoe. Located at our factory, our creation teams cater for all of your development needs.

(2)
We have 200 years of expertise

With over 200 years of combined shoemaking experience, we know how to create shoes from every footwear category. In our development center, you’ll find our own in-house last modelling, pattern technicians, and outsole engineers. It’s equipped with the latest technology—like 3D printing—that makes modelling and sampling quick and easy.

(3)
We are a vertical manufacturing partner

Working with OPUS and it’s development center & factory, brands enjoy the benefits of a vertical manufacturing partner, providing stability and a seamless working process, whilst maximizing our ability to achieve the required specifications, brief and targets.

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We are reducing our impact on the environment with ecological and sustainable materials.

We are reducing our impact on the enviornment with ecological and sustainable materials.

WOOL AND
WOOD LYOCELL

Tencel fibers extracted from wood, or natural wool can be used within many components of a shoe, whether as a textile fiber in the upper, lining or reinforcement, or as a powdered compound in a footbed or outsole.

RECYCLED
POLYESTER

Recycled polyester is a man-made fabric produced from spent plastic items such as water bottles. It is obtained by melting down crushed plastic chips from existing products before it is spun into new fibres to create new strings of yarn. Requiring much less energy to produce and retaining its quality after unlimited recycles, recycled polyester is a great alternative.

ORGANIC
COTTON & HEMP

Organic Cotton is produced and certified to organic agricultural standards by using natural processes rather than artificial chemicals that damage the health of soils and ecosystems. Organic cotton is mostly used as a natural, breathable liner.Hemp fibres are considerably more durable than cotton and can be woven into textiles for use on shoe uppers.

REYCLED &
BIODEGRADABLE RUBBER

Biodegradable rubber requires a special catalyst to engineer the compound, enabling the material after use to be decomposed within soil. Recycled rubber is mostly obtained from the tyres of cars and bicycles and remoulded for use in outsoles, reducing the quantity of spent rubber buried in the ground which contains harmful chemicals and threatens water supplies.

RECYCLED PU FOAM
FOR FOOTBEDS

Recycled Polyurethane avoids PU foams from reaching landfill or incineration sites and is instead used in household items such as carpet underlays, furniture, and now in shoes. Recycled PU foams can be used as padding, reinforcement, or the cushioning component of footbeds.

NATURAL LATEX
OUTSOLE

Natural latex outsoles are formed from 100% virgin milk extracted from living rubber trees, preserving forestation. Similar to the production of cheese, the harvested milk is poured into moulds where it is heated, dried, and set to create a spongy and comfortable outsole for casual footwear.

EMPOWERING YOUR BRAND

Make your brand successful with our shoe-making know how, European
manufacturing philosophy, maximum flexibility, and product creation ability.
Explore OPUS facilities

MU1

Inspired by classical European shoe production facilities, our first factory, MU1, exceeds at careful cratmanship.

MU1

Inspired by classical European shoe production facilities, our first factory, MU1, excels at careful craftsmanship. With carousel assembly lines, smaller teams and a modular system, we’re more flexible to your MOQ requirements.

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MU2

Equipped with the latest technology, we love to innovate in MU2.

MU2

We love to innovate in MU2. It’s equipped with the latest technology—like no-sew, TPU welting, computerized stitching machines, and advanced printing machines. Plus, there are in-house production facilities for IP, compression soles and footbeds.

discover mu2

DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Our development centre gives you access to a team of pattern makers, developers, and technicians all under one roof.

DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Our development centre gives you access to a team of pattern makers, developers and technicians all under one roof. Together we can plan and make the best footwear for your brand