In the night from May 4 to 5, the leather factory of Ecco Leather in Dongen, the Netherlands, was completely destroyed by a very large fire. The entire complex, including production and storage halls, went up in flames. This was reported by the local press, including the Brabants Dagblad and Omroep Brabant. The first flames were observed at the...
May 8, 2025
Danish footwear and leather giant Ecco have returned with Ecco.kollektive, a pioneering platform for leather innovation for its fifth season. The latest lineup of guest designers include Craig Green, Louis-Gabriel Nouchi, and Ottolinger. Formerly known as At.kollektive, the project maintains its core mission of fostering excitement, surprise,...
May 17, 2024
Premium leather producer Ecco Leather, part of the Danish footwear brand Ecco, is partnering with mycelium tech company Ecovative to develop and commercialise the "next generation of mycelium materials” for footwear, fashion and apparel. In a statement, the two companies said they will collaborate directly to pursue new mycelium materials, from...
Nov 15, 2022
Ecco Leather, a division of shoe company Ecco, has brought together designers Natacha Ramsay-Levi, Bianca Saunders, Isaac Reina, Kostas Murkudis and architect Bernard Dubois as the first guest creatives of its new design collective. ‘At.Kollektive’ is a new design project with a focus on material excellence, explains Ecco Leather, while also...
Jun 10, 2022
Ecco Leather, a division of Danish shoe company Ecco, has unveiled a new innovative material via its platform EL3 that redefines leather “as a material able to breathe, respond and perform”. Entitled ‘Motion 2.0,’ the collection brings together the finest lightweight leathers with innovative technical performance to offer a material that is...
Nov 22, 2021
The first solid step towards waterfree leather manufacturing. The history of the tanning industry goes back 10,000 years – and the process was always thought to be impossible without the use of large amounts of water. ECCO Leather’s new DriTan technology breaks the paradigm and is now set to revolutionise the entire leather industry. DriTan by...
Sep 13, 2018
London - The future of leather is closer than you think. Scientists are busy developing techniques to grow leather in labs using stem cells, new leathers ranging from pineapple to fish to mushroom are springing up and a number of synthetic leathers hitting the market are virtually identical to the real deal. Now Ecco Leather, the tannery owned...
May 24, 2017
