As innovation challenges the fundamental nature of the leather business in this era of climate change, new materials and treatments are revolutionising the sector.
Technology and bio-based materials both continue to drive innovation, resulting in the development of previously unheard-of finishes and textures. Bovine leather alternatives such as leathers made from invasive species, which help to restore small areas of the global ecology, are also gaining popularity.
Inversa Leathers, a business established in 2020 with the goal of creating materials that address an environmental problem and safeguard biodiversity, has put together this trend projection for 2023.