Leather: Pioneering models for a circular and creative sector

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Leather: Pioneering models for a circular and creative sector → focus on the revaluation of leather, and meeting with Adapta and Authentic Material

As part of our series of meetings, the working group Circular Creation of the Circular Fashion Federation continues its explorations around natural raw materials and local sourcing. After having addressed cotton, linen, hemp and wool, this fifth Creative Watch continues to focus on I took care of him.

This edition focuses on concrete and pioneering initiatives that demonstrate how leather can be part of a circular and creative approach. You will discover:

  • The actions ofAdapts, which awakens dormant stocks of luxury leathers to give them a new life,

  • The innovations ofAuthentic Material, which transforms leather scraps into high-end materials with multiple uses.

These testimonials illustrate the leather industry's ability to combine craftsmanship, technological innovation, and environmental and social responsibility.

Rethinking the value of matter, extending its lifespan, reducing impacts at source, imagining hybrid economic models: so many inspiring avenues to nourish our collective reflections.

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