Calzaturificio Crisci

Raffaele Crisci opens his first workshop in the basement of his home in Arienzo, in the province of Caserta. Determined, ambitious, and exacting in his work, he places the craft at the heart of every decision. In his family, he will be remembered as Mastro Raffaele “the Terrible,” for his character and subtle irony. From that small workshop, a body of knowledge takes shape, destined to span four generations.

The business moves to Bagnoli, where the workshop becomes a factory with around thirty workers and the machinery of the time. Growth comes to a halt in 1940, when the bombings force production to be suspended. In 1943, it is Antonio, Raffaele's son, who gets the business running again, combining the trade he learned from his father with the skills he had acquired in other local footwear factories.

With the arrival of Raffaele Crisci Junior, the company enters a new phase. The market and customer needs are changing, and production is opening up to new solutions and manufacturing techniques. A principle that still guides Crisci today is consolidated: choosing each construction based on the shoe you want to create. Craftsmanship is complemented by the ability to interpret change.

Today Raffaele Junior works alongside his sons Fabio, Alessio and Claudio. The company produces footwear using Goodyear, Blake, Blake Rapid, Bologna and Norwegian construction methods, selecting the lasts, fittings and leathers for each model. Over a century of experience guides a continuously evolving manufacturing process, preserving the principle established in Arienzo’s first workshop: knowing how to make shoes and recognizing what to choose.