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El Naturalista

Spanish footwear brand based in Quel, La Rioja, making shoes and accessories with recycled materials and Spanish leather; it produces its shoes at its own sites in La Rioja and Tangier, Morocco. via research ↗

elnaturalista.com ↗

Origin

🇪🇸 Spain

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City

Quel

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Founded

1998

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Company

Mid-size ~130 people

The Art Company 50 staff minus 15 laid off (2020) + part of Invulsa's up-to-120 factory staff ≈ 130 · 2020: marketing company The Art Company had 50 staff (ERE for 15); production arm Invulsa had up to 120 employees in La Riojavia estimate ↗

Owner

The Art Company (Invulsa)

Belongs to the Invulsa / The Art Company footwear group from Quel, which also owns the Art and Neosens brands.via research ↗

Price

€€ €63–€140

median €100 · typical range of 5 products

Ethics

3.0 / 5

average of 2 sources ↓Good On You: It's a start

Quality

—

no sources found

Reviews

★ 5.0 / 5

average of 1 source ↓11 reviews

Newsletter

Not yet

Certifications

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Ratings

Ethics

3.0/ 5

Weighted average of 2 sources

Good On You 3.0
rating organisation · counts 62%
It's a start (3/5) ↗ · Februar · autoPeople: It's a start · Planet: Good · Animals: It's a start
MoralScore 3.1
journalism / NGO report · counts 38%
62/100 ↗ · 2026-10 · autoGeneric score over 10 categories (environment, social, ethics…) · sector: Chaussures

Quality

No independent quality test or expert review found.

Customer reviews

5.0/ 5

Weighted average of 1 source · 11 reviews

Product reviews on the brand's shop 5.0
brand-run reviews · counts 100%
5.00 / 5 over 4 best-selling products ↗ · 11 reviews · 2026-10 · auto · low weightCollected by the brand's own review app; brands can moderate these, so they count less

Each source is averaged first, then sources are weighted by reliability: audits, lab tests and verified-buyer platforms count most, rating organisations and expert reviewers less, brand-run reviews and community opinion least. Review scores also weigh by how many reviews stand behind them, and anything older than three years fades.

Verification

Research confidence: medium.

Sourcing & ethics

Spanish comfort and barefoot-style shoe brand from La Rioja, made in its group's own factories in Quel (Spain) and Morocco; the site claims 100% own manufacture. It's part of The Art Company group, together with Art and Neosens; the Invulsa factory employs about 1,000 people and makes around a million pairs a year. It's a member of the UN Global Compact.

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