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Nike's New Flyleather Material Transforms Traditional Leather
Nike's newly developed Flyleather has been a long time coming, and is now available a few years after the brands' other innovative material release in the form of the Flyknit.
The Flyleather material is modeled after the Flyknit, and offers a sustainable leather alternative that is made from combined "leather scraps and polyester blend fibers". Made from the leftover and normally unusable materials that most leather-makers discard, this innovative material is much more sustainable than traditional leather. The process of creating it includes grinding those materials into a fine dust, and then combining that dust with polyester fabric and water to make a paste, which is then bonded together to create Flyleather.
This sustainable leather material is a manifestation of Nike's goal to reduce its environmental impact, and reveals the brand's ongoing commitment to the cause of environmental protection.
The Flyleather material is modeled after the Flyknit, and offers a sustainable leather alternative that is made from combined "leather scraps and polyester blend fibers". Made from the leftover and normally unusable materials that most leather-makers discard, this innovative material is much more sustainable than traditional leather. The process of creating it includes grinding those materials into a fine dust, and then combining that dust with polyester fabric and water to make a paste, which is then bonded together to create Flyleather.
This sustainable leather material is a manifestation of Nike's goal to reduce its environmental impact, and reveals the brand's ongoing commitment to the cause of environmental protection.
