Adorably, durably yours – leather’s beauty is long-term
Find out why leather is the sustainable material of choice...
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Find out why leather is the sustainable material of choice...
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Meet 25 year old Brigida Aiello, student a Instituto Marangoni (Milan) and participant in the Italy Student Design
Meet 23 year old Rex Li, student a College, Polimoda Firenze and participant in the Italy Student Design
Here is how to be certain you’ve got your hands on the good stuff.
From the disorder of the 19th century to today’s more sustainable tanneries...
Around 800bc someone realised riding was more comfortable with a seat.
We catch up with Wang Ruyan and discuss the inspiration behind her designs for the Student Design Competition.
Picture a leather tradesperson at work and what do you see? Shears slicing through expertly drawn patterns… we bet you don’t see lasers.
Obviously, leather is our number one by-product - but you might be surprised by the rest of our top five.
A lockdown leather entrepreneur with no experience in leather making? Meet David Mateus and his lockdown project Madstuffs that is well on its way to having some Real Leather cred!
The International Design Competition launches in partnership with Rollacoaster Magazine and ArtsThread.
In February 2020 student designs from the Chinese leg of the Design Competition were shortlisted and requested to make samples.
The festival this October brought together more than 250 makers, designers, brands and galleries and leather featured strongly throughout!