{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Smerilli Design Manufacturing","home_page_url":"https://smerillidm.co.za","description":"Smerilli Design Manufacturing","author":{"name":"Smerilli Design Manufacturing"},"items":[{"id":"https://smerillidm.co.za/the-manufacturing-journal/f/inside-sdm-footwear-manufacturing-in-south-africa","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/bb0b9bf5-1576-4836-a947-d7b77deec359/Stitchdown%20leather%20shoes.webp\"/><p>Inside SDM | Footwear Manufacturing South Africa</p>","url":"https://smerillidm.co.za/the-manufacturing-journal/f/inside-sdm-footwear-manufacturing-in-south-africa","title":"Inside SDM: Footwear Manufacturing in South Africa","summary":"Inside SDM | Footwear Manufacturing South Africa","date_modified":"2026-08-14T07:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://smerillidm.co.za/the-manufacturing-journal/f/the-future-of-footwear-manufacturing-in-south-africa","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/bb0b9bf5-1576-4836-a947-d7b77deec359/da6153f2-860f-4bd7-b386-c356120ab8c8.png\"/><p>South Africa does not need to become the cheapest place in the world to make a shoe. It needs to become one of the most interesting.</p>","url":"https://smerillidm.co.za/the-manufacturing-journal/f/the-future-of-footwear-manufacturing-in-south-africa","title":"The Future of Footwear Manufacturing in South Africa","summary":"South Africa does not need to become the cheapest place in the world to make a shoe. 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