Zeology leather is making its entrance to the International Fashion Platform: from 23 – 26 September Smit & Zoon is exhibiting the capture collection of Hommy Diaz at WHITE Milano. The blue leather of the Home Base sneakers is tanned with Zeology and is therefor chrome-free, aldehyde-free and heavy metal-free. Curious? You can find us at booth 57! About the shoes With his functional, wearable and fashionable footwear collection ‘Home Base’ Hommy Diaz from the USA won the first edition of Smit & Zoon’s Design Challenge. Five designers started the Design Challenge in October 2020 with one assignment: to create shoes for the high-end of the fashion industry, with an emphasis on the sustainability of their products. The grand finale took place in May 2021, at the 200th anniversary of Smit & Zoon. Read more about the Design Challenge Hommy Diaz speaks to Her Majesty Queen Maxima about his winning design. Other articles Sustainable procurement for Zeology The refined bauxite used to produce the zeolite for our tanning product Zeology meets the highest ESG standards and has… See and feel leather made with Zeology at Lineapelle A number of our partner tanneries are exhibiting sustainable leather tanned with Zeology. Find out where you have to be! Green Chemistry publishes article on modified zeolites as sustainable alternative in leather tanning The article, written by scientists from University of Northampton, Royal Smit & Zoon and NZ Leather Research, gives a deeper… Share this:
