Renush leather

All of my items are handcrafted by me in my workshop in Brighton and Hove. I am a graduate of Footwear and Accessories Design and product development at London College of Fashion. 

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Renush items are handmade mainly with high quality full grain vegetable tanned leather. The leather is treated with natural vegetable plant tannins. It is free from chemicals and chrome, making it an environmentally friendly choice. I’m passionate about sustainability and take a zero-waste approach to raw materials. Creating my leather pieces there is always offcuts, I use every bit of the leather hide.

By using recycled leather salvaged from the offcuts from my other designs I am giving new life to the material that would otherwise not used.

During my college years I became interested in the traditional technique of moulding, which combined with vegetable tanned leather provides endless possibilities for manipulating and sculpting the hide into different shapes. I try to keep this very old technique alive and relevant by combining it with contemporary designs.

It is a very labour-intensive manual method, which involves softening the hide in water and stretching it before it is sculpted onto to a cast to achieve the shape of the design. Once dried, it will permanently retain the desired shape.

Zero waste

I believe very strongly in using toxin free leather upcycled materials, which as well as being environmentally sound also adds special history and memory to a piece, and I make use of every inch of the hide – there is no wastage as all off-cuts are saved and used in other pieces. Wherever possible I source my material from the UK, and all production is local – everything is made by me in my studio in Brighton.