Schuh Konzept

Behind glass in the middle of the store is the workshop, which owner Udo Robakowski calls the 'Aquarium,' where you can watch repairs in progress. Exclusive partner for Ludwig Reiter and Heschung, restorations for luxury brands using original materials, own label Tim Luis Shoemaker made from chrome-free leather. Also shoe cosmetics and shoe care seminars.

Schuh Konzept in Bleibtreustraße: the glass workshop at Savignyplatz

Schuh Konzept is located on Bleibtreustraße in Charlottenburg, just a few minutes from Savignyplatz and Uhlandstraße, right in the designer and gallery district. The store has carried this name since 1998, chosen by owner Udo Robakowski, a trained shoemaker, with the reasoning that a concept is never finished. A team of ten people works across 120 square meters, and since the end of 2024, there has been a second location in Rottach-Egern on Lake Tegern. The special feature stands in the middle of the room and is visible from all sides: a workshop behind glass, which Robakowski himself calls the ‘Aquarium,’ where you can watch repairs in progress. The store is an exclusive partner for Ludwig Reiter and Heschung, resoling with original rubber soles. In addition, there are restorations for luxury brands, where original materials and colors are used, so that a large part of complaints are processed here instead of traveling for weeks to Italy or France.

Tim Luis Shoemaker, Shoe Cosmetics and European Small Series

In sales, Schuh Konzept focuses on a deliberately small selection: a few brands, all produced in Europe and predominantly Goodyear-welted. Robakowski visits the factories before taking on a label. For women, brands like Paloma Barceló, Arche, Heschung, Evaluna, and Lemon Jelly are on the shelves; for men, Rubirosa, Antonio Maurizi, Carmina, and Church’s. One label is exclusive to this store: Tim Luis Shoemaker, handcrafted from naturally tanned, chrome-free leather, also suitable for allergy sufferers. A unique discipline is shoe cosmetics, where upper leather is deep-cleaned with special soaps and then conditioned with color restoration. Those who wish to learn themselves can attend a shoe care seminar. The store also sells care products individually, such as nubuck suede care for 9.90 Euros or goat hair shine brushes for 39.00 Euros. The store accepts repairs by mail nationwide. Besides shoes, bags, gloves, belts, and some design objects, from carafes to olive oil, are displayed. Robakowski himself calls his store the most beautiful shoe store in Germany, which can be read as an advertisement or as an indication of how much effort goes into the presentation here.