We all know about plastic pollution—the microplastics that are shed and the general waste caused. And we know how difficult it is to recycle a product that takes 500 years to biodegrade. But the harm plastics do starts’ even before they are made.
There are various ways to join two pieces of leather together. Gluing may be the easiest of them, but sometimes it’s also the best.
The Real Leather. Stay Different. UK Student Design Competition, in partnership with Arts Thread and Leather UK, has announced its esteemed panel of judges for 2023.
The panel of judges for the Real Leather. Stay Different. Nordic Region Student Design Competition 2023, in partnership with Arts Thread, has been announced featuring two prominent industry figures and our first ever overall winner of the competition.
We had the opportunity to meet Yusuf Osman, the award winning designer and leather artisan, who founded the leather goods label YUSSICO.
Competition to promote sustainable leather will run for the first time in art and design schools in the Philippines.
Leather is so durable it can live on even beyond its original use. Here’s our guide to repurposing.
If you’re serious about leather crafting, making and cutting patterns is vital for any design.
Almost a quarter of a billion tonnes of plastic is manufactured every year. Considering it takes up to 500 years to biodegrade, it’s a good job we can recycle it, right?
After working with leather for a while, you will come to realise the importance of details. No matter the quality of the leather, if the cutting or stitching or finishing isn’t right, you’ll end up with something shoddy.
In the thousands of years leather has been in use, there has never been a serious contender to rival it for durability. Have any of the new materials offered as alternatives come close?
Chrome tanning is the most widespread and versatile method while veg tanning has been around for thousands of years. Which is your favourite?
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