What is Olive Tanning?
Olive Tanned Leather
In an age where sustainability drives innovation, olive tanned leather caters to a heightened focus on material awareness and longevity, a compelling blend of environmental consciousness and skilled tradition.
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What is Olive Tanning? Olive tanning is an innovative leather-making method that uses alternative, plant-based tannins to preserve hides. The patented wet-green® OBE tanning agent used is made from fallen olive tree leaves, branches and other olive harvest residues sourced in the Mediterranean.
A Circular Approach to Leather Rather than burning or discarding the natural waste from olive harvesting, it is collected and brewed like tea to be transformed into high-quality, bio-based tanning solution. This circular approach conserves resources, reduces reliance on mined chemicals and requires less water.
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Reducing Waste & Recycling Olive tanning is an exciting advancement in leather production, offering a powerful combination of waste reduction and recycling. It begins by turning agricultural byproducts into high-quality, plant-based tannins. Then, it prevents hides—byproducts of the meat industry—from ending up in landfills by preserving and repurposing them into beautiful, sustainable leather. |
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Tradition Meets Innovation While leather tanning has been around for centuries, modern tanning methods like olive tanning continue to push the boundaries of this timeless craft. The industry continues to evolve and explore ways to further reduce its overall environmental impact while preserving performance and aesthetic qualities that make leather the must-have material for natural beauty, comfort and longevity. |
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