Part of leather chemicals group Smit & Zoon’s celebration of its 200th anniversary this year is a design competition in which it has invited five designers to create shoes with the emphasis on longevity.

The designers used chrome-free, heavy metal-free and aldehyde-free Zeology-tanned leather from tanners working with Nera, the company Smit & Zoon set up in October 2020 to bring new tanning solutions to market.

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