LET THEM WALK THEIR OWN WAY.
MADE FOR LITTLE ADVENTURES.
ERGONO. DESIGNED TO GUIDE EVERY STEP.

Gucio

Author’s Studio of Art and Craft
In a former sheepfold belonging to my ancestors near Kraków, handmade shoes and paintings have been created for over 25 years.

I am a footwear designer, a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków and of Ars Sutoria in Milan, Italy — a student of Adriano Lunati.

For many years I designed and handcrafted my own original children’s shoes. Alongside this work, painting has always remained an important part of my life.

Today, my studio is a place where art, craftsmanship, old machines, paintings, and the memory of things created with care and patience come together.

I am not interested in mass production or haste.

What matters to me is honest work — made by hand, calmly, and with respect for material, time, and people.

Everything presented on this website was created in my studio.

 

Gucio (solid)- natural
  • BEST SELLER

Gucio (solid)- natural

410,00 PLN
Available in several variants
view

About Gucio Shoes

Gucio shoes were created from the need to make footwear that is simple, comfortable and honestly made.
I designed the first models back in the 1990s, searching for a form that would be friendly to a child’s foot and as far removed from mass production as possible.
From the very beginning, the shoes were handmade and, apart from the sole, always made of natural leather.

The sale of new Gucio shoes through independent retailers has ended.

New Gucio shoes are now sold directly by the manufacturer at buciki.pl.
Prices still visible in former retail stores are historical prices and do not represent the manufacturer’s current offer.

Below is a brief historical outline of how it all developed.

History of the Gucio brand and Gucio shoe prices

1997 — Gucio shoes were created. From the very beginning, the brand, the design and the product belonged to Sławomir Piwowarczyk.

In the first years, formal sales and accounting were handled by companies cooperating with me: Duet from Kokotów, Wotex s.c. from Karniów and Bogusław s.c. (Bogusław Filipek). The Gucio brand, the shoe design and the manufacture of the shoes remained mine throughout this entire period.

1 May 2001 — I began selling Gucio shoes through my own company. This was not the beginning of the brand or the product, but only a change of the entity responsible for sales and accounting.

For many years, Gucio shoes were also sold through independent retailers. Many of them were honest and reliable businesses with whom cooperation proceeded properly.

Individual retailers, however, set their own prices, promotions and clearance sales. Prices visible in old retail offers were therefore not always the manufacturer’s official prices.

Old prices of approximately PLN 179–189, still visible in archived store pages and price-comparison websites, are historical prices. They do not represent the manufacturer’s current offer.

2022 — the official price of the basic version of Gucio shoes was increased to PLN 280 gross. This is also a historical price.

Because of price discrepancies, promotions and outdated offers remaining on the internet, I ended sales through intermediaries and moved to direct sales.

Current official manufacturer’s prices
As of 6 August 2026

Gucio full – natural: PLN 410 gross

Gucio with the Ergono Axial Sole Bending System: PLN 510 gross

New Gucio shoes are currently sold directly by the manufacturer at buciki.pl.

Prices visible on old retail product pages, in price-comparison archives, private advertisements and listings for used footwear are not the current prices of new Gucio shoes.

Sławomir Piwowarczyk

creator, designer and manufacturer of Gucio shoes
google-site-verification: googled054bf6686a94264.html

read more

Properties of our shoes

  • Unique self-reinforcing back
  • Easier walking and getting up
  • Elastic sole
  • Toes protection while crawling
  • Wide forefoot

Ergono — an original construction solution

Ergono — an original construction solution
The Ergono System uses a construction solution developed by Sławomir Piwowarczyk, creator and designer of Gucio shoes.

The solution was patented as “Shoe sole, especially for children’s footwear” — Patent No. 208469.

Its principle is to shape the direction in which the sole bends not by adding extra stiffness, but through controlled flexibility within the construction.

Less material where movement should occur more easily.

Video

Get to know our footwear

Gucio in TV

This site uses cookies. By remaining on it you agree to their use in accordance with current browser settingsX