SU SAN SHAPIRO HAS MORE TONS OF LEATHER SCPSRA ARE DISCARDED EACH YEAR BY MANUFACTURERS OF EVERYTHING FMRO BOOTS TO BAGS OFTEN ENDING UP IN LANDFILLS. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF MATERLIA THAT IS COMING IN ...

A new leather-wrapping solution developed by French supplier Faurecia could allow automakers to make more unique designs in their vehicle interiors and localize more of the production process.

In a world where consumers are increasingly concerned about the environment, fashion is being forced to get creative. Just as fur became a controversial material in the industry, animal leather has ...

The automotive industry is increasingly turning to more sustainable materials, both for interior and exterior applications. Mercedes-Benz has recently announced the use of a leather alternative ...

A Fort Lauderdale coatings maker is marketing a process it says achieves the “Holy Grail” of the printing world: reproducing high-resolution, wear- and fade-resistant images on high-quality leather ...

The DyTan process claims to show significant water savings compared to other metal-free tanning systems. Credit: Archroma The DyTan process is the outcome of a partnership between Archroma and ...

The CEO of a company called Modern Meadow revealed the details of his company's plan to 3-D bioprint leather and ultimately meat, starting with punch biopsies of donor animals Things have been very ...

A revolutionary new printing process for leather has been pioneered on the upholstery of a TVR Chimaera, and may eventually be seen on all home and fashion accessory leather goods. Edward Griffiths ...

LIFE IS ABOUT TO CHANGE in Hazaribagh, the old tannery district of Dhaka, Bangladesh's capital. Within two years—if the scenario currently envisaged pans out—the district's 206 leather tanneries will ...