johannson headquarters troentorp sweden products shoes website troentorpclogs.com troentorp clogs are wooden clogs handcrafted in troentorp sweden a small village approximately three kilometers from b stad sk ne in southern sweden . troentorp clogs formerly known as b stad clogs have gained international recognition especially during the 1970s when swedish clogs became a widely popular footwear . the clogs have been made by troentorp toffelfabrick troentorp clog factory in the same location since 1907 and continue to be produced with the original wood and leather design . 1 2 history edit august johannson founded troentorp toffelfabrick in 1907 . johannson a former apprentice cobbler from the b stad area began production at his factory by using a wind powered lathe to carve the wooden clogs . in 1949 johannson s sons stig and bjore took over ownership . on july 24 1979 the troentorp clog became a registered trademark of troentorp toffelfabrick . 3 troentorp toffelnfabrik has remained in business for over 100 years . the hand crafted nailed and wet lasted clogs are unique to troentorp . the footwear has been crafted continually in the same location and factory visits are popular with tourists visiting the area . the clogs were known for many years as b stad clogs due to their regional origin . however owners went back to the original brand name troentorp in 1999 . although ownership has changed from the johansson family many of the craftsmen are still employed at the factory . 4 external links edit official site of troentorp clogs references edit about bastad clogs accessed nov. 2 2010 . featured designers troentorp clogs accessed on nov. 2 2010 . business history of footwear manufacturers accessed nov. 3 2010 about troentorp accessed nov. 3 2010 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title troentorp clogs & oldid 743884687 categories clogs shoes companies established in 1907safety clothingshoe brandsshoe companies of swedenswedish brands navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 11 october 2016 at 20 40 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view