Dr. Lasts – that is the title of honor that the Pirmasens shoe manufacturers awarded the founding father of framas, Franz Martz, who worked tirelessly in his workshop to improving shoe lasts. It was this outstanding reputation that brought the young Adi Dassler to Pirmasens. He came to Germany’s shoe capital in 1932, to learn the secrets of the handicraft from Franz Martz. The sporting shoe pioneer from Herzogenaurach had already made his first running shoes with spikes at the time and built up his own company “adidas” together with his brother Rudolf. While Adi Dassler pursues his passion and writes sporting history, the sons of framas’ founder enter the company in Pirmasens.

Frantz Martz & Sons – framas – is born in 1948. The family company quickly becomes the shoe-capital’s leading last-maker, and much more. The world’s top sporting shoe manufacturers put their faith in our know-how and make shoes for Olympic champions using framas lasts.