Gruppo Mastrotto creates suede collection from tannery shavings
Italian leather manufacturer Gruppo Mastrotto is presenting a new suede collection at Lineapelle leather fair in Milan (September 19 to 21) aimed at high end shoe-makers and brands.
The collection, which it calls ‘Absolute – the Suede Revolution’, integrates recovered tannery shavings into the production process.
Gruppo Mastrotto extracts and processes an organic polymer from the waste product to give it a new value.
This creates a material with strong colours and a soft, silky feel, said the tannery.