Skip navigation
menu close
  • About us
    • Profile
    • Core Values
    • Strategy
    • Leadership Team
    • History
    • BIRKENSTOCK worldwide
  • Our brand
    • Purpose
    • Walking As Nature Intended
    • Materials
    • Production and Manufacturing
    • Sustainability
    • Brand Protection
  • Investor Relations
  • Newsroom
    • News & Events
    • Brand Stories
    • Media Contact
    • Media Downloads
  • Career
    • Workplace
    • Career Opportunities
    • Job Portal
  • Contact
    • Contact
    • Suppliers
    • Reseller
  • shop
Search
    Deutsch

The New Yorker (US): "Sole Cycle"

16.03.2015

What do Pablo Picasso, Meret Oppenheim and BIRKENSTOCK have in common? According to US journalist Rebecca Mead, a lot. Get ready to be surprised with her article "Sole Cycle - The homely Birkenstock gets a fashion makeover." surprise.

What do Pablo Picasso, Meret Oppenheim and BIRKENSTOCK have in common? According to U.S. journalist Rebecca Mead, they have a lot in common - including the connection between the domestic and the erotic in Oppenheim's artwork and function and design at BIRKENSTOCK.

From this, Mead tells the story of change at BIRKENSTOCK. Knowledgeable and researched in detail. With extensive interviews, visits to the factory in Görlitz and the former company headquarters in Neuwied. And here's the secret: Everything she predicted and described about the development of BIRKENSTOCK has come true in the last few years.

to the article

BIRKENSTOCK respects the copyright rules. This is why you only find a short summary of the article here. To read the full article, please click on the corresponding link.

Press contact

Jochen Gutzy
Chief Communications Officer

Birkenstock Group B.V. & Co. KG
Burg Ockenfels
53545 Linz

Postal address:
Sedanstraße 4
D-50668 Köln

E-mail:mediabirkenstockcom

Teilen
31.03.2026

BIRKENSTOCK TAKES A STEP INTO BORDEAUX

Read more
19.02.2026

FROM THE GROUND UP: BIRKENSTOCK EMPHASIZES ITS EXPERTISE IN CLOSED SHOES WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE HIGHWOOD MOC LACE LOW

Read more
12.02.2026

BIRKENSTOCK & DANIELLE FRANKEL - Heritage shoemaking meets modern bridal artistry

Read more
21.01.2026

THE YEAR OF THE FIRE HORSE: BIRKENSTOCK INTRODUCES AN EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL EDITION, CELEBRATING SPRING FESTIVAL IN 2026

Read more
16.12.2025

BIRKENSTOCK OPENS NEW RETAIL STORE IN CHESTNUT HILL, MASSACHUSETTS, EXPANDING ITS BOSTON PRESENCE

Read more
  • Social media
    • icon-instagram
    • icon-facebook
    • icon-pinterest
    • icon-youtube
    • icon-linkedin
  • LEGAL INFORMATION
  • Data protection
  • Customer Service
  • Cookie settings
© 2026 Birkenstock
Birkenstock
  • About us
      • Profile
      • Core Values
      • Strategy
      • Leadership Team
      • History
      • BIRKENSTOCK worldwide
  • Our brand
      • Purpose
      • Walking As Nature Intended
      • Materials
      • Production and Manufacturing
      • Sustainability
      • Brand Protection
  • Investor Relations
  • Newsroom
      • News & Events
      • Brand Stories
      • Media Contact
      • Media Downloads
  • Career
      • Workplace
      • Career Opportunities
      • Job Portal
  • Contact
      • Contact
      • Suppliers
      • Reseller
  • shop
  • Language
    • German

Load more