In this project, only the cobblers of Kolhapur district are considered. The chappals they make are beautiful. These will be more beautiful with the help of new tools. There is good scope for designers to work in this field. New designs of tools can improve the production, and hence the productivity of the cobblers will improve. There is possibility of solving ergonomic issues with the help of new design projects in this area. Though the process of chappal making is interesting, it is quite complicated. This may improve with the help of new designed tools. These tools are not only used by the cobblers but also by the leather industry, which makes other leather products. At present, the Kolhapuri chappal industry is slowly shrinking. The leather industry doesn’t seem to be following this pattern of shrinking. There are a lot of small shoe and chappal manufacturers other than Kolhapuri chappals, who still use the same tools and are likely to use them for the next few generations because of the cost and tradition of the craft. Hence, there is a great scope for these tools to be used not only for kolhapuri chappals but also for other applications in the leather industry. So the data collection was started. The main focus was the cobblers in the Kolhapur district, as this city is famous for Kolhapuri chappals. These are pure leather chappals. In the first stage of the data collection, it was found that there are four types of cobblers. After study of these peoples, a user profile was decided. For this class of people, the tools were considered. A detailed study was done about the chappal making process and the tools they use.