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Rolls Royce returns to its vegetable roots

March 27, 2017

Rolls Royce returns to a vegetable extract tannage for the interior of its developmental electric Rolls Royce.

Filed Under: Applications Tagged With: chestnut, quebracho, saddle leather, transport, upholstery, vehicle upholstery

Vegetable Tanned Leather in Chained Libraries

September 12, 2016

Chained library books

The use of vegetable tanned leather in precious early leather bound books and how they were kept in chained libraries.

Filed Under: Applications, Vegtan history Tagged With: bookbinding, books, featured, history, leather applications, leatherbound

Veg tan leather in footwear

March 3, 2016

Vegtan leather footwear soles

Since the recession began the use of leather in footwear has changed. Once upon a time all footwear was made of leather of some kind or other.

Filed Under: Applications, Sustainability Tagged With: footwear, leather sector, long-lasting, moccasins, quality, shoes, sole, trainers, vegtan

New Uses for Vegetable Tanned Leather?

November 5, 2015

Vegetable tanned leather applications; footwear, interiors, automotive

A look at three new uses for vegetable tanned leather- or are they new?

Filed Under: Applications Tagged With: automotive, featured, footwear, interiors, vegtan

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Thoughtful Consumers and Vegetable Leather

A Contradiction If Ever There Was One

Vegetable tanned leather applications; footwear, interiors, automotive

New Uses for Vegetable Tanned Leather?

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