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All about sustainability

A young designer explains her thoughts on choosing materials.

May 2, 2021

Filed Under: Leathercraft, Sustainability

A thoughtless attack on vegetable tanning

June 30, 2020

There is a most unfortunate press release on vegetable tanning that came via PR Newswire, that is a shock to read.  It implies that vegetable tanning is fraudulently supported and promoted,  but that in fact plays a major role in the destruction of forests. The link to the text is here “Vegetable Tanned Leather” Could Cause […]

Filed Under: Industry, Sustainability

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

The G7 Promote Vegetable Tanned Leather

July 13, 2015

A close-up of brown leather

Generally speaking you would think that in these modern times the craftsmanship skills upon which modern manufacturing has been built have been lost in the rush to robots and services that the world seems to delight in. So it astonishing to think that we can write a headline that even suggests governments get the message […]

Filed Under: Sustainability Tagged With: carbon footprint, G7, long-lasting, methane, traditional skills

Thoughtful Consumers and Vegetable Leather

February 10, 2015

From tans from sustainable forestry, to leathers that age well, vegetable tanning is the new standard bearer for all that’s good about the modern thoughtful consumer.

Filed Under: Sustainability Tagged With: consumer, craftsmanship, featured, frugality, long-lasting, patina, vegtan

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Latest Posts

  • A young designer explains her thoughts on choosing materials. 2nd May 2021
  • APLF Trade Show Design a Bag 2020 23rd July 2020
  • A thoughtless attack on vegetable tanning 30th June 2020
  • Making a Start in Leather items – the time is right 20th May 2020
  • Vegetable Tanning – an article from the COTANCE Newsletter 8th March 2020

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