Our Materials
WE USE MATERIALS THAT ARE :
We spend a lot of time researching high-quality alternatives to animal leather to create our products; durability, aesthetics & premium finish is our goal.
Currently, we use breakthrough innovations in plant-based leathers made from apples, cactus and corn in our handbags. We also use many forms of recycled vegan leathers and microfiber to create a luxurious suede.
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR PLANT-BASED LEATHER :
Made from leftover pomace and peel from fruit juice and compote industry. It is a much more eco-friendly compared to animal leather, as it is primarily composed of organic waste.
- Apple cores, skin, seeds & pulp are dried out and crushed into fine powder
- The powder is then mixed with polyutherane
- The mixture is then coated into a material backing such as cotton and polyester canvas
- The result is an apple leather, which is waterproof, long-lasting & highly durable.
Cactus leather is a highly eco-friendly option to traditional leather.
- The cactus is harvested & mature leaves are cut, cleaned and mashed. The entire crop is not plucked, only the leaves are used.
- The product is dried in the sun and then grinded into a powder.
- The powder is then mixed with a patented formular to produce the cactus leather.
Since, cactus is a water-conserving plant, meaning that limited water resources are needed to process this plant. And the performance of cactus leather is very comparable to traditional leathers.
Microfiber leather is a vegan material that combines microfibers with a polymer base (typically made by mixing polyester and nylon fibres).
The result is a luxurious suede finish leather that looks very close to animal leather. Our Trapees bag’s outlook is entirely composed of microfiber leather.
