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About Us
A HISTORY OF NEVER STANDING STILL
For over 150 years we’ve been a company always on the go, always evolving. It’s been that way since John Blundstone started making fit-for-purpose footwear that would withstand the cobbled city streets, rugged farmland, dance and factory floors of Hobart, Tasmania, in 1870.
And just like our island home which has changed a lot since 1870, our business has evolved but our ethos remains the same. Our commitment to quality and innovation has endured the Great Depression, both world wars, and an ever-changing fashion landscape - from the swinging ‘60s to ’90s grunge to festival fashion in the 2000s.
We’ve put boots on Aussie soldiers, Everest expeditioners, footballers, factory workers, farmers, and police men and women. We’ve inspired artists, musicians, chefs, tap dancers, and Olympic athletes to put their best foot forward. Our range of kids boots has inspired a new generation of Blundstone wearers to jump puddles on rainy afternoons.
Our history and home remain a source of inspiration - but it’s the people that wear our boots that really inspire us.
FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
Our story begins when the Blundstones arrive in Hobart in the 1850s, following a 93-day boat journey from England. John Blundstone and Sons is founded in 1870. Blundstone started importing boots from England before making boots from locally sourced leathers.
A defining moment for Blundstone comes at the International Exhibition in Hobart in 1894 where our footwear are deemed ‘exceptional’, ‘exceedingly well made’, and ‘second to none’ – a sign of good things to come.
Blundstone supplied every description of men’s, women’s and children’s boots designed to be lived and worked in, in the beautiful but harsh Tasmanian landscape.
For over 150 years we’ve been a company always on the go, always evolving. It’s been that way since John Blundstone started making fit-for-purpose footwear that would withstand the cobbled city streets, rugged farmland, dance and factory floors of Hobart, Tasmania, in 1870.
And just like our island home which has changed a lot since 1870, our business has evolved but our ethos remains the same. Our commitment to quality and innovation has endured the Great Depression, both world wars, and an ever-changing fashion landscape - from the swinging ‘60s to ’90s grunge to festival fashion in the 2000s.
We’ve put boots on Aussie soldiers, Everest expeditioners, footballers, factory workers, farmers, and police men and women. We’ve inspired artists, musicians, chefs, tap dancers, and Olympic athletes to put their best foot forward. Our range of kids boots has inspired a new generation of Blundstone wearers to jump puddles on rainy afternoons.
Our history and home remain a source of inspiration - but it’s the people that wear our boots that really inspire us.
FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
Our story begins when the Blundstones arrive in Hobart in the 1850s, following a 93-day boat journey from England. John Blundstone and Sons is founded in 1870. Blundstone started importing boots from England before making boots from locally sourced leathers.
A defining moment for Blundstone comes at the International Exhibition in Hobart in 1894 where our footwear are deemed ‘exceptional’, ‘exceedingly well made’, and ‘second to none’ – a sign of good things to come.
Blundstone supplied every description of men’s, women’s and children’s boots designed to be lived and worked in, in the beautiful but harsh Tasmanian landscape.
150 YEARS OF BLUNDSTONE
Today, Blundstone boots are worn and loved around the world by people young and old, for work and play.
Today, Blundstone boots are worn and loved around the world by people young and old, for work and play.
Still proudly family-owned and headquartered in Tasmania, we continue to grow our footprint from the end of the earth.
And while our boots won’t change the world, the people wearing them just might.