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Luxury bags made from repurposed leather train seats

06/12/2018
Luxury bags made from repurposed leather train seats

US railway group Amtrak has teamed-up with non-profit sustainability group People for Urban Progress (PUP) to turn old leather seat covers from its trains into luxury accessories. The material comes from 20 recently refurbished Amtrak Acela Express train sets.  The initial roll-out will see the creation of 2,500 leather bags, including totes,...

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