Keyword: Lecture
19.7.22 Lecture by children's physiotherapist Nina Holtkampvon on healthy children's feet
Notes from the POLOLO Retailer Presentation with Nina Holtkamp: The digital POLOLO retailer presentation on July 19, 2022, was once again dedicated to the fundamental question of how children can "walk well" – on their way to healthy feet as the foundation for foot health even in adulthood. This time, the presentation was given by pediatric physiotherapist Nina Holtkamp, herself the mother of a 2-year-old daughter. Children's feet… Read more
Barefoot (shoes) in kindergarten: Digital POLOLO retailer presentation
Astonishing research findings from Dr. Wieland Kinz – First-hand insights from the research project “Children’s Feet – Children’s Shoes” On Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at 6:00 p.m., POLOLO continues its popular series of lectures for retailers: “We are restarting our lecture series for retailers on shoes, materials, and children’s foot development.” Impressive findings from the research on barefoot walking, children’s feet, and shoes. Via “Zoom” conference… Read more
Dealer training Barefoot shoes as the best alternative to walking barefoot
Notes from the POLOLO Retailer Presentation with Dr. Wieland Kinz On April 5, 2022, the digital POLOLO Retailer Presentation “Barefoot (Shoes) in Kindergarten: Astonishing Research Results – First-Hand Insights from the ‘Children’s Feet – Children’s Shoes’ Research Project” took place with the Austrian sports scientist Dr. Wieland Kinz. As head of the “Children’s Feet – Children’s Shoes” research team, he is dedicated to investigating whether children even wear appropriate shoes, and if so, why… Read more
Hemp: The universally applicable natural fiber
Report on the fiber training in the POLOLO showroom, Part 4. To conclude our fiber training, the natural fiber hemp and a few brief remarks on the "Green Button" label were on the agenda. Guest speaker Heike Hess, head of the office of the Association of International Natural Textile Industry (IVN), explained that the first hemp fabrics are believed to have existed in Asia as early as 12.000 years ago. The hemp ban led to… Read more
Wool: The “air conditioning system” among natural fibers
Report on the fiber training in the POLOLO Showroom, Part 3: Wool made from animal hair is considered the oldest fiber used by humans – even in the Stone Age, the fur of domestic animals was used, explained guest speaker Heike Hess, Managing Director of the Association of International Natural Textile Industry (IVN), in the third part of the fiber training in the POLOLO Showroom. The two previous articles focused on… Read more
Lecture: What is special about natural leather?
Report on the fiber training in the POLOLO showroom on the topic of leather. In our second blog post about the POLOLO fiber training, we now address the topic of leather. The natural leather used by POLOLO fits like a second skin on delicate children's feet. Our leather slippers are therefore the best alternative to healthy barefoot walking. This presentation, also given by Franziska Kuntze, was recorded on video… Read more
Organic cotton specialist dealer training with Heike Hess (IVN)
POLOLO also uses "white gold": Report from the lecture evening for POLOLO specialist retailers on September 10th in Berlin. Once again, we hosted an interesting lecture evening for specialist retailers in our Berlin POLOLO showroom in September 2019. Some participants traveled a long way to hear the presentations by POLOLO Managing Director Franziska Kuntze and guest speaker Heike Hess, Head of the Office of the Association of International… Read more
Foot development in children specialist dealer lecture June 2019
Retailer Lecture Evening on Learning to Walk in the POLOLO Showroom In June 2019, we hosted our lecture evening "Children's Foot Development" with physiotherapist and pediatric therapist Silke Lucht in our POLOLO Showroom. We thank everyone who attended – it was an interesting and enjoyable evening – and we look forward to future gatherings. If you are interested in future lectures with us… Read more
