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Ep 2: From Garden waste to Leather with Daniela Rondinone
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Who doesnât love a beautiful leather jacket or bag. Sadly, the leather industryâs high water and chemical waste from the tanning process is extremely polluting. And faux leather is made from polyurethane and plastics. So can we ever use leather products without feeling guilty?
Join me as I find out from Daniela Rondinone, the Business and Operations Manager at Biophilica, all about alternative leather that is plastic free and recyclable. Learn about how autumn leaves are transformed into leather that seems to bring the best of both natural and faux leather industries together into one perfect solution.
Daniela also highlights the qualities and skills you need to be a textile researcher and innovator.
Find out more here
TreeKind at Biophilica:
https://www.biophilica.co.uk/treekind
Daniela Rondinone:
https://daniela.rondinone.info/
Connect with Mili Tharakan:
Insta: @noordinarycloth
15 episodes
Ep 2: From Garden waste to Leather with Daniela Rondinone
No Ordinary Cloth: Intersection of textiles, emerging technology, craft and sustainability
Manage episode 377838090 series 3514470
Who doesnât love a beautiful leather jacket or bag. Sadly, the leather industryâs high water and chemical waste from the tanning process is extremely polluting. And faux leather is made from polyurethane and plastics. So can we ever use leather products without feeling guilty?
Join me as I find out from Daniela Rondinone, the Business and Operations Manager at Biophilica, all about alternative leather that is plastic free and recyclable. Learn about how autumn leaves are transformed into leather that seems to bring the best of both natural and faux leather industries together into one perfect solution.
Daniela also highlights the qualities and skills you need to be a textile researcher and innovator.
Find out more here
TreeKind at Biophilica:
https://www.biophilica.co.uk/treekind
Daniela Rondinone:
https://daniela.rondinone.info/
Connect with Mili Tharakan:
Insta: @noordinarycloth
15 episodes
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