Nordic Fish Leather, Tapestry inspired of Lava, Glacier, Lachs leder, Fish skin earrings

Nordic Fish Leather, Tapestry inspired of Lava, Glacier, Lachs leder, Fish skin earrings

Salmon Fish Leather, Leathercraft material for hors & dog collar pieces tanned in Iceland. Every piece is different size but very close dimensions.

Salmon leather size:

Wide near head 11+ cm(4,3inch) Length: 60cm+ (24inch)

All our Salmon and Cod fish leather derive from fisheries and farming industries that have got a third party sustainably accreditation. For the Cod, this accreditation is called MSC certification (www.msc.org) and for salmon it is both Global Gap (https://www.globalgap.org) and ASC certification (www.asc-aqua.org ). These three standards are known around the world as the leading sustainability standards for fish.

This is a sustainable product. Fish-leather is a by-product of the fishing industry in Iceland, produced by up-cycling RAW material that would not be used otherwise and using renewable hydro and geothermal energy.
The lining and bits is from leather off-cuts from my studio. I don’t send anything to waste.
Fish leather has a natural cross-fiber structure, unlike cattle leather for instance, in which the fibres only run in one direction. This natural cross-fiber pattern makes fish leather stronger then “ordinary” leathers, when compared with the same thickness of leather.
Fish-leather ages beautifully!