We began with a question…
could we connect leather with regenerative agriculture?
Our seemingly simple question prompted a journey that’s been anything but simple…
The result is an innovative supply of high quality, locally produced leather that is traceable to regenerative farms in the UK.
We invite you to learn more about our origins and founders below.
Read
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The story of our start...
… as told in the Epilogue of “Field, Fork, Fashion”, excerpted here for the Billy Tannery blog.
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"Climate Crusaders"
Interview in House & Garden magazine
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"Land, animals and leather"
An early article describing our vision at its outset, published by the Sustainable Food Trust.
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“Field, Fork, Fashion”
A book by co-founder Alice Robinson exploring the leather supply chain through her design work.
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“Hiding in Plain Sight”
An article by co-founder Sara Grady, exploring the question of quality in our leather.
Listen & Watch
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Interview on the "Material Matters" podcast
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Interview on the 8point9.com news channel
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Interview on "Cooking the Books" podcast, discussing "Field, Fork, Fashion"
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Panel: “Can we Create Material Supply Chains That Regenerate Land?”
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Interview on "Farm Gate" podcast, exploring the story of Bullock 374
Meet the founders
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Alice Robinson
Alice V Robinson, co-founder, is a designer and author of “Field, Fork, Fashion”, a book that chronicles the making of her fashion collection “Bullock 374”.
Alice’s work explores the relationship between food and fashion by connecting farming to product design and has been shown at the London Design Festival, Victoria and Albert Museum, and MAD Brussels.
Alice is an alumna of the Royal College of Art, and a Freeman of the Leathersellers’ Company.
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Sara Grady
Sara Grady, co-founder, has worked with various food and farming enterprises to provide strategic planning, research, program design and creative direction for over 15 years.
Her work focuses on creating food and fibre systems that are beneficial to people, animals, land, and nature. As Vice President of Programs for agricultural non-profit Glynwood in New York’s Hudson Valley, she directed numerous initiatives supporting regional farming and food culture.
She is a Senior Fellow of the Environmental Leadership Program; a fellow in the Royal Society of Arts, Commerce, and Manufacture; and she was a founding Board member of the New York Cider Association. She is an alumna of Brown University.