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Softstar continues its award streak, ranking 5th among Oregon Business’s 100 Best Green Workplaces We are proud to announce that we have been named one of the 100 Best Green Workplaces in Oregon by Oregon Business for ten consecutive years! This year, we’re honored to have been included We are so excited to be included […]

Our latest sustainable initiative is complete! A public electric vehicle charging station is now available at the Softstar workshop/

As you might know, we at Softstar were honored to be named one of the 10 Best Green Workplaces in Oregon by Oregon Business in 2016 (#10). This year, we are so excited to be included in the category AGAIN for 2017! With so many amazing companies in Oregon working hard to promote sustainability and […]

Softstar continues its award streak, ranking 10th among Oregon Business’s 100 Best Green Workplaces  Wow, what a spring it’s been here at the workshop! Just this past March, Softstar was selected from over 230 entrants to be named one of the “100 Best Companies to Work for in Oregon”. It was an amazing honor to […]

It’s time again to celebrate our favorite planet! Earth Day is April 22, and it’s a good reminder that we only have one planet to use. Being a good citizen of the Earth has always been one of Soft Star’s core values, and it’s one our shoemaking elves readily embrace. We’re proud to have a […]

Beige and black vegetable tanned leather from Ecopell The Soft Star elves are excited to announce that we now offer vegetable tanned leather from Ecopell as an option for many of our design-your-own shoes! Ecopell is a German company that has been vegetable-tanning leather since 1992. While all of the natural leather used in the […]

Thanks to everyone who participated in our giveaway of the gold star Merry Mocs last week. We were thrilled to hear how excited people were about Tesla and Jodi’s creative shoe! As promised, we are now giving away the second pair of Merry Mocs. These moss green shoes feature our soft suede uppers, a cozy […]