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Have you heard of grape skin sneakers?

I n order to maximize the use of grapes and make the wine brewing process more circular, the technologies which were developed by the Italian winemaking industry (which typically generates 6.5 billion liters of waste each year) for the reuse of discarded grape skins. The solid residues of grapes, combined with vegetables and water-based polyurethane, are turned into a bio-sustainable material, which can be coated on organic cotton to form a leather substitute. This is a material with at least 70% made of renewable and recycled materials. The rubber soles are made of recycled industrial waste (samples, prototypes, discarded products) to create a low-wash, durable sneaker product.

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• July 05, 2023
• Anna Andreou
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