The Dianna, Butter
Szya
The Dianna, Butter
Digital Passport · SZ-S5-002
Made in
Florence, Italy
Atelier
Atelier Szya, Oltrarno
Year
2026
Craft time
46 hours
Artisans
4 hands
Times worn
2
Owned by Sarah · authenticated on the Szya ledger
The Dianna in butter — the house silhouette in a soft spring calf, the gold spool heel left to glow against it.
Inside the atelier
The materials
Butter nappa calf
Aniline-dyed Italian calf, soft to the hand.
Hand-turned spool heel
Beech core, gold-lacquered by hand.
Nappa lining
Full calf, stitched for a barefoot finish.
The craft
Hand-made in Florence — 46 hours of work across 4 pairs of hands.
- 1
Cutting
Each panel of butter nappa calf is hand-cut from a single hide, aligned to the grain so no two pairs are ever identical.
- 2
Lasting
The upper is shaped over a hand-carved wooden last and left to rest for 72 hours so it holds its line for life.
- 3
Hand-stitching
Every seam is closed by hand with waxed Italian thread at nine stitches per centimetre.
- 4
The heel
The sculptural heel is set, balanced and lacquered, then married to the sole entirely by hand.
- 5
Hemming & binding
Edges are skived thin, folded, bound and burnished with heated irons for a seamless, raw-free finish.
- 6
Finishing
The pair is conditioned, numbered, boxed and signed by its maker before it earns its passport.
Care & keeping
Store with the shaped trees on cedar. Rotate wears, shield from direct heat, and let the artisan re-finish the soles once a season — this pair is built to be handed down.
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